Yellow tang

[Ferny27]

An someone tell me why my yellow tang has a red rash on his body . What is this?

 

[Jmkb02]

Looks to be stressed out maybe.

 

[Tkey3425]

could possibly be where it has brushed against a coral and gotten stung??? Not sure but thts what it looks like to me. What size tank is it in?

 

[Fishman007]

That is an bacterial infection. It can be defeated by doing alot of water changes and feeding vitamin rich foods

 

[Fishman007]

Also get some maracyn two and follow the producers instructions. You can get it at petco and most other fish stores

 

[Fishman007]

Do water changes every other day and use the maracyn and if you feed vitamin enriched foods it should be gone in about a week

 

[Ferny27]

Could it be that my anemone stung him, it moved to the front of the tank. And yes I also fees vitamins to them. Should I stop

 

[Ferny27]

Here is the tank

 

[Tkey3425]

Could it be that my anemone stung him, it moved to the front of the tank. And yes I also fees vitamins to them. Should I stop

no keep feeding vitamin enriched foods to him to help him recover. It looks more like a sting to me rather than bacterial but i could be wrong and i would ere on the side of caution and treat it as if it was a bacterial infection if it got any worse or the fish shows any signs of stress or abnormal behavior.

 

[Fishman007]

no keep feeding vitamin enriched foods to him to help him recover. It looks more like a sting to me rather than bacterial but i could be wrong and i would ere on the side of caution and treat it as if it was a bacterial infection if it got any worse or the fish shows any signs of stress or abnormal behavior.

No thats a bacterial infection

 

[Tkey3425]

No thats a bacterial infection

QT regardless. Don't let it spread. I was just trying to get some ideas flowing so the OP could start somewhere looking for a cure or remedy.

 

[Ferny27]

So it's not my anemone for sure then?

 

[bettaowner]

The tang and the foxface might have been fighting

 

[MarinaClown]

So it's not my anemone for sure then?

My understanding is coral and anemone stings will leave dark spots on fish. Yours is red. Based on this I would rule out an anemone sting and side with bacterial infection.

 

[Ferny27]

What do I buy , it's impossible to take him out of the tank .

 

[MarinaClown]

What do I buy , it's impossible to take him out of the tank .

A trap or two nets

 

[Ferny27]

What about medicine ? I don't want to stress him out

 

[MarinaClown]

What about medicine ? I don't want to stress him out

Try this:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4615+4629+11269&pcatid=11269

 

[Tkey3425]

What about medicine ? I don't want to stress him out

I wouldn't treat in the DT. I never add any medicines or chemicals to my DT. Some will make a skimmer go crazy too so if you find a reef safe medication make sure your skimmer doesn't overflow

 

[begginersluck]

I wouldn't say this is a bacterial infection as it appears to be a surface wound. I should clear up as long as its not be harassed at all. If it is an infection you may see it spread to other fish. Do you see any other fish with similar symptoms? is the fish feeding well?