Ich or burn ???,

[Alexblade1889]

Hi there
I noticed that my salinity had risen to 1.030 yesterday so I started to bring it down and got it to 1.026/7 I just come home from work to find my powder blue tang like this I was wondering if it was the salinity that’s caused him stressed and this is white spot that’s developed or could these be burns from the high salt levels

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That's not ich. A specific gravity of 1.030, while not good, shouldn't be an issue for this species for the short term. I see some scrape marks around the fish's face, perhaps something startled it and it ran into crevice and was injured?

Is the fish swimming angled on its side like that all the time, or did you just happen to catch it swimming like that in all the photos?

The eyes look a little glassy to me as well - have you ever treated this fish for flukes?

Jay