Bristletooth Tang discoloration and spot on eye

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I have had this bristletooth tang for a little over a month. He eats frozen food but won’t touch nori. Swims and acts normal but recently noticed a spot on his eye and white discoloration on his body. All other fish are normal and don’t have any spots on them.
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I have had this bristletooth tang for a little over a month. He eats frozen food but won’t touch nori. Swims and acts normal but recently noticed a spot on his eye and white discoloration on his body. All other fish are normal and don’t have any spots on them.
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What other fish are in with it?
Have you seen it scratching/flashing on the bottom?

The two common diagnoses for this sort of issue are; tankmate aggression (which you may never see unless you watch the tank a lot, but from afar) or flukes (which will cause the fish to flash/scratch against hard objects in the tank).

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What other fish are in with it?
Have you seen it scratching/flashing on the bottom?

The two common diagnoses for this sort of issue are; tankmate aggression (which you may never see unless you watch the tank a lot, but from afar) or flukes (which will cause the fish to flash/scratch against hard objects in the tank).

Jay
2 clowns, royal gramma and diamond goby so I wouldn't think aggression. But I also have not seen it flash or scratch against anything.
 

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