What's wrong with this yellow tang?

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I've got a large (538) reef tank that's about 9 months old, so still some ups and downs although the numbers have been very good throughout.

In the tank I have 6 Biota yellow tangs. One of them has developed a weird white/gray streak, see attached. It seems to be acting normally...

I've done a bunch of searching but can't find anything quite like it. Anyone have any idea what it is? If so, without a hospital tank, is there any recommended treatment that won't hurt the corals or inverts?

THANKS

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I've got a large (538) reef tank that's about 9 months old, so still some ups and downs although the numbers have been very good throughout.

In the tank I have 6 Biota yellow tangs. One of them has developed a weird white/gray streak, see attached. It seems to be acting normally...

I've done a bunch of searching but can't find anything quite like it. Anyone have any idea what it is? If so, without a hospital tank, is there any recommended treatment that won't hurt the corals or inverts?

THANKS

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This looks to be bacterial and may have stemmed from injury including dietary as it’s Slightly lean for a yellow
Any squabbling with tank mates?
What foods are you offering?
 
Question is it on both sides. How long has it taken to spread? Where did it start - is it still spreading from area. -as compared to getting overall larger? Check out this thread - in which both @vetteguy53081 if slow growing, its more likely to be mycobacterium of some sort - if fast, vibrio. If on both sides, a very odd HLLE (which I very seriously doubt)

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-with-yellow-tang.908090/
 

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