White cotton-like patch on Hippo Tang

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Hi Experts, today I noticed a white cotton-like patch on my Hippo Tang. Never seen this on this or other fish in my tank before...
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Is this bad.. any medication I should consider dosing?
Thanks.
 
Hi Experts, today I noticed a white cotton-like patch on my Hippo Tang. Never seen this on this or other fish in my tank before...
20210403_112433.jpg

20210403_112416.jpg

Is this bad.. any medication I should consider dosing?
Thanks.
Let's have the parameter rundown and the size of the tank he is in as well as the tankmates. Is he eating normally?
 
Let's have the parameter rundown and the size of the tank he is in as well as the tankmates. Is he eating normally?
Thanks P-Dub, here are my current parameters:
Tank 200L mixed reef AIO
Temp 25.8 - 26.3°C
Ph 7.8 - 8.0
salinity 1.025
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phos >0.25
Ammonia >0
mG 1260 - 1290
Kh 10
CA >500
Lighting NemoLight
Tank mates: 1 young adult Koran, 1 squirrel, 1 bluelip, 1 blue velvet, 1 bluefin, 2 clown, 2 urchins, 1 coral beauty, 2 small damsels, corals mainly softies, 2 stars, 7 snails, 1 cucumber.
 
Thanks P-Dub, here are my current parameters:
Tank 200L mixed reef AIO
Temp 25.8 - 26.3°C
Ph 7.8 - 8.0
salinity 1.025
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phos >0.25
Ammonia >0
mG 1260 - 1290
Kh 10
CA >500
Lighting NemoLight
Tank mates: 1 young adult Koran, 1 squirrel, 1 bluelip, 1 blue velvet, 1 bluefin, 2 clown, 2 urchins, 1 coral beauty, 2 small damsels, corals mainly softies, 2 stars, 7 snails, 1 cucumber.
Hi P-Dub, The tang been eating well. I didn't dose any medication but, I can see that the white patch is slowly decreasing/reducing. Hope it will go away soon. Any comments on the parameters above? Thanks.
 
Hi P-Dub and all, wanted to close the loop that the white patch is totally gone. Any comments/suggestions after looking at my parameters levels above. Hope to achieve a condition to not to allow the problem to reaper. Thanks.
 
Hi Experts, today I noticed a white cotton-like patch on my Hippo Tang. Never seen this on this or other fish in my tank before...
20210403_112433.jpg

20210403_112416.jpg

Is this bad.. any medication I should consider dosing?
Thanks.
I have a similar size blue tang. After a couple days from when i moved him from my QT with copper to my DT he had a very similar patch but it was a lot bigger. But it just went away after a couple days. I started feeding more nori and variety of meaty and algae.
 
Thanks P-Dub, here are my current parameters:
Tank 200L mixed reef AIO
Temp 25.8 - 26.3°C
Ph 7.8 - 8.0
salinity 1.025
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phos >0.25
Ammonia >0
mG 1260 - 1290
Kh 10
CA >500
Lighting NemoLight
Tank mates: 1 young adult Koran, 1 squirrel, 1 bluelip, 1 blue velvet, 1 bluefin, 2 clown, 2 urchins, 1 coral beauty, 2 small damsels, corals mainly softies, 2 stars, 7 snails, 1 cucumber.
they seem fine but ur PH is a low. But I don't think that's the cause of it. Also is that 200 Litters- thats around 53 US gallons. That is very very small for a blue tang specially for one ur size... When did u get him?
Edit: lastly are you sure ur nitrates are at 0? thats is very low as well. When did u set up ur tank and what test kit are you using?
 

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