sick naso

[Nosaj81]

so today i noticed my naso has some marks on it wondering what they are

 

[Greta1981]

Those look an awful lot like suction marks. Do you have a pleco, by any chance?

 

[bribo12]

Those look an awful lot like suction marks. Do you have a pleco, by any chance?

Plecos don't live in saltwater. It looks emaciated. What are you feeding it? What size tank?

 

[All_fish]

Those look an awful lot like suction marks. Do you have a pleco, by any chance?

Plecos don't live in saltwater.

 

[Greta1981]

I'll rephrase. Do you have some sort of saltwater algae eater that might have taken a shine to your fish's slime coat? They do exist, though I'm not an expert in this area and can't give you species names.

 

[bribo12]

I'll rephrase. Do you have some sort of saltwater algae eater that might have taken a shine to your fish's slime coat? They do exist, though I'm not an expert in this area and can't give you species names.

Tons of sw organisms eat algae. Remoras are a fish that live on sharks if that's what you're thinking of. They're not a home aquaria species though. That tang is either in poor water quality or not eating a varied diet

 

[alco1]

in the middle of the marks, the white parts, is that flesh??? or is that on the outside of the tang? also what do you generally feed the naso and what other fish are living with it?

 

[kdpuffer]

My starry blenny hated my foxface and would chomp him any chance he got, could be something along those lines.