Yellow Tang w/ Red marks

[KurtG]

My Yellow Tang recently has red marks on it's body towards its tail.
The obvious answer is that it has Ich or similar and has been rubbing
itself raw. However, it doesn't seem to really be itching itself or
doing anything odd, and I've been watching it for a few hours.

Is it just raw? Any comments? Ideas?

--Kurt

[George Patterson]

KurtG wrote:
>
> My Yellow Tang recently has red marks on it's body towards its tail.

Red marks are sometimes a sign of bacterial infection. There's also the
possibility that some other fish is harassing the Tang. Tangs have little
daggers buried in the base of the tail and defend themselves with them; they're
sometimes called "surgeonfish" for this reason. Is it possible that your Tang is
swatting at another fish and hitting something else?

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.

[Tristin]

Thats what you get for buying crappy fish from Wayne or from his
suggested places of purchase. UntilWayne, CarolGulley and Pzsemol
gets done molesting the fish they are highly stressed.

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:57:40 -0500, KurtG
> wrote:

<<>>
<<>>My Yellow Tang recently has red marks on it's body towards its tail.
<<>>The obvious answer is that it has Ich or similar and has been rubbing
<<>>itself raw. However, it doesn't seem to really be itching itself or
<<>>doing anything odd, and I've been watching it for a few hours.
<<>>
<<>>Is it just raw? Any comments? Ideas?
<<>>
<<>>--Kurt



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[KurtG]

George Patterson wrote:
> Is it
> possible that your Tang is swatting at another fish and hitting
> something else?

Yeah, he's been going after a blue fin damsel that probably richly
deserves it.

I'll wait and see.

--Kurt

[Wayne Sallee]

Do a large water change. There could be problems in
the water causing this. Check ammonia, nitrite, and
nitrate.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


KurtG wrote on 3/4/2007 7:57 PM:
>
> My Yellow Tang recently has red marks on it's body towards its tail. The
> obvious answer is that it has Ich or similar and has been rubbing itself
> raw. However, it doesn't seem to really be itching itself or doing
> anything odd, and I've been watching it for a few hours.
>
> Is it just raw? Any comments? Ideas?
>
> --Kurt

[Tristin]

Keep Carol Gulley from washing her ass in the tank and problem should
go away.

Wayne Sallee is a dumbass moron emphatuated with carol gulley the
troll


On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:10:47 GMT, Wayne Sallee
wrote:

<<>>Do a large water change. There could be problems in
<<>>the water causing this. Check ammonia, nitrite, and
<<>>nitrate.
<<>>
<<>>Wayne "Dumbass" Sallee
<<>>Waynes Dead Pets

<<>>
<<>>KurtG wrote on 3/4/2007 7:57 PM:
<<>>>
<<>>> My Yellow Tang recently has red marks on it's body towards its tail. The
<<>>> obvious answer is that it has Ich or similar and has been rubbing itself
<<>>> raw. However, it doesn't seem to really be itching itself or doing
<<>>> anything odd, and I've been watching it for a few hours.
<<>>>
<<>>> Is it just raw? Any comments? Ideas?
<<>>>
<<>>> --Kurt
ya should have used some vaseline there Kurt......!


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[KurtG]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> Do a large water change.

I'm swearing off water changes as a cure. I'll do a 20% once a month
(did it last week) and just deal with what comes up.

> There could be problems in the water causing
> this. Check ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.

I had my jr. chemistry kit out last night. All undetectable.

--Kurt

[DrC]

<Mindless cr*p deleted>

My Yellow Tang developed this when a) I first introduced it (it also
picked up a dose of Ich) and b) after I stressed it out after adding
more live rock while it was in the tank (it was impossible to catch).
On both occasions the red slowly faded over the next 2 - 3 weeks and
the Tang showed no ill effects. Change the water if you really want
but I don't think it necessary - it's almost like a bruise that just
fades away.

This subject is also mentioned on the WetWebMedia website and on Reef
Central - a forum 100 times better than this one.

David

[KurtG]

DrC wrote:
> it's almost like a bruise that just
> fades away.

It seems better today, but I'll keep my eye on it.

> This subject is also mentioned on the WetWebMedia website and on Reef
> Central - a forum 100 times better than this one.

Reef Central is great. This was my first group and it's easy to track
at work.

--Kurt

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

[...newsgroups versus forums...]
> Reef Central - a forum 100 times better than this
> one.

Well this a n00b_statement, isn't it..? ;-)

--
cu
Marco, registered there too but no real fan of so called
forums..

[Heliope]

"DrC" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> <Mindless cr*p deleted>

PLEASE DON'T FEED THE TROLL!

>
> My Yellow Tang developed this when a) I first introduced it (it also
> picked up a dose of Ich) and b) after I stressed it out after adding
> more live rock while it was in the tank (it was impossible to catch).
> On both occasions the red slowly faded over the next 2 - 3 weeks and
> the Tang showed no ill effects. Change the water if you really want
> but I don't think it necessary - it's almost like a bruise that just
> fades away.
>
> This subject is also mentioned on the WetWebMedia website and on Reef
> Central - a forum 100 times better than this one.
>
> David
>
>

[Marco Schwarz]

> Well this a n00b_statement, isn't it..? ;-)

+ is..

--
cu
Marco

[Tristin]

Shut the **** up carol gulley, your the ****ing troll magnet.......you
moron bitch!
On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:39:54 -0600, "Heliope" >
wrote:

<<>>
<<>>"DrC" > wrote in message
oups.com...
<<>>> <Mindless cr*p deleted>
<<>>
<<>>PLEASE DON'T FEED THE TROLL!
<<>>
<<>>>
<<>>> My Yellow Tang developed this when a) I first introduced it (it also
<<>>> picked up a dose of Ich) and b) after I stressed it out after adding
<<>>> more live rock while it was in the tank (it was impossible to catch).
<<>>> On both occasions the red slowly faded over the next 2 - 3 weeks and
<<>>> the Tang showed no ill effects. Change the water if you really want
<<>>> but I don't think it necessary - it's almost like a bruise that just
<<>>> fades away.
<<>>>
<<>>> This subject is also mentioned on the WetWebMedia website and on Reef
<<>>> Central - a forum 100 times better than this one.
<<>>>
<<>>> David
<<>>>
<<>>>



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[swarvegorilla]

"KurtG" > wrote in message
...
> DrC wrote:
>> it's almost like a bruise that just
>> fades away.
>
> It seems better today, but I'll keep my eye on it.
>
>> This subject is also mentioned on the WetWebMedia website and on Reef
>> Central - a forum 100 times better than this one.
>
> Reef Central is great. This was my first group and it's easy to track at
> work.
>
> --Kurt

My vote is with the aggro with the damsel causing it
and usenet is...... well here still
thats all it needs to be