Scopas Tang with dark blotches on face and twitching

[fishski13]

I have had this fish for over a year now and yesterday I noticed it has blotches all over and is twitching excessively. It is not acting normal and is hiding and not swimming around much. It is housed with a heniochus butterfly and a cleaner shrimp. I have not added anything new since I got the scopes over a year ago. I already have a new tank set up for them in an upgrade that will be ready soon, so I cannot loose this fish as it is the reason I got an upgrade. I attached some pics that show the blotches. Can someone please help me with this and identify what this could be and some treatment I can help it. All my parameters are in check.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have had this fish for over a year now and yesterday I noticed it has blotches all over and is twitching excessively. It is not acting normal and is hiding and not swimming around much. It is housed with a heniochus butterfly and a cleaner shrimp. I have not added anything new since I got the scopes over a year ago. I already have a new tank set up for them in an upgrade that will be ready soon, so I cannot loose this fish as it is the reason I got an upgrade. I attached some pics that show the blotches. Can someone please help me with this and identify what this could be and some treatment I can help it. All my parameters are in check.

The pictures aren't really in focus. Looks like it could be a strike injury, but I can't be sure.
Can you post a short video? Linking to YouTube often works.
When was the last time you added a new animal to this tank?
Is the tang still eating?

Jay

 

[fishski13]

The pictures aren't really in focus. Looks like it could be a strike injury, but I can't be sure.
Can you post a short video? Linking to YouTube often works.
When was the last time you added a new animal to this tank?
Is the tang still eating?

Jay

Scopas tang blotches and twitching

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The last time I added an animal to the tank was a cleaner shrimp around April and a few turbo snails in June.

I know 100% that it ate on Wednesday and Thursday, yesterday I didn’t watch my fish after I feed them and than I just added some nori to the tank and saw it picking at it.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Scopas tang blotches and twitching

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The last time I added an animal to the tank was a cleaner shrimp around April and a few turbo snails in June.

I know 100% that it ate on Wednesday and Thursday, yesterday I didn’t watch my fish after I feed them and than I just added some nori to the tank and saw it picking at it.

Well I’m stumped! It is breathing a bit fast and the head twitching can be a symptom of flukes. The marks on the head is not however.
I only got a glimpse of the heni, but check to make sure it isn’t breathing fast also.
If it is flukes, a 5 minute FW dip might buy you some time…..
Jay

 

[doubleshot00]

My scopas had the same circle on its face a few weeks ago. Its gone now and he’s still alive. Take that for what its worth.