Yellow Tang w/ Red marks

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

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.

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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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

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

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

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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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

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

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

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

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..