Yellow Tang Fi n Damage?Disease?

[Lone6Wolfpack]

I cant figure out whats happening to my Yellow tangs main Dorsal Fin. The
edges are being eaten away it looks like. I had suspected the domino fish
until he died. I got the water real cleaned up, then it all dissapeared.
Now it back, and not looking too good. looks like bite marks along the fin,
and you can see areas of thin skin that i guess is areas of new growth from
old eaten away spots. i am having problems with my water possibly, is this
fin rot? or water problems? or something else. if its some kind of
infection, would soaking food in garlic help?? if its then hopefully things
are on the rise.... thanks... wolfhedd

[Tervill]

Marco Qualizza > wrote in message >...
> In article . net>,
> says...
> > I cant figure out whats happening to my Yellow tangs main Dorsal Fin. The
> > edges are being eaten away it looks like. I had suspected the domino fish
> > until he died. I got the water real cleaned up, then it all dissapeared.
> > Now it back, and not looking too good. looks like bite marks along the fin,
> > and you can see areas of thin skin that i guess is areas of new growth from
> > old eaten away spots. i am having problems with my water possibly, is this
> > fin rot? or water problems? or something else. if its some kind of
> > infection, would soaking food in garlic help?? if its then hopefully things
> > are on the rise.... thanks... wolfhedd
>
> I'm sorry, Lone6Wolfpack, but what are your water parameters? Ammonia,
> Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, alkalinity, specific gravity?

This sounds like fin rot to me. Do you use a protein skimmer?

[Lone6Wolfpack]

actually it started right after i added the light, which subsequentially
just so happened to be when i stopped using my home made potien skimmer, and
thats also when all the algae growth started too. do you think that could be
it>??????
---tank specs are in another post titled System Trouble---
Thanks a million, wolfhedd..
"Tervill" > wrote in message
om...
> Marco Qualizza > wrote in message
>...
> > In article . net>,
> > says...
> > > I cant figure out whats happening to my Yellow tangs main Dorsal Fin.
The
> > > edges are being eaten away it looks like. I had suspected the domino
fish
> > > until he died. I got the water real cleaned up, then it all
dissapeared.
> > > Now it back, and not looking too good. looks like bite marks along the
fin,
> > > and you can see areas of thin skin that i guess is areas of new
growth from
> > > old eaten away spots. i am having problems with my water possibly,
is this
> > > fin rot? or water problems? or something else. if its some kind of
> > > infection, would soaking food in garlic help?? if its then hopefully
things
> > > are on the rise.... thanks... wolfhedd
> >
> > I'm sorry, Lone6Wolfpack, but what are your water parameters? Ammonia,
> > Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, alkalinity, specific gravity?
>
> This sounds like fin rot to me. Do you use a protein skimmer?
>