Please help my tang

[Grayson84]

http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t549/Grayson841/IMG_2521_zpsf5c4e000.jpg

Does anyone have any idea what this is at first i thought the he may have scratched his self on a piece of rock but it seems like it is getting worse.

PLease help I will feel horrible if i loose this fish.

 

[roenicknewf]

It looks like its on his lateral line ..May be HLLE ,but it alos appears to be protruding ...IDK for sure ...He does appear to be quite thin also ,,what and how often does he eat?

 

[Grayson84]

OMG this fish eats like a horse he steals food from other tangs before they can get to it.

I feed them 1 piece of green seaweed in the Am and 1 in PM

Every other day brine shrimp mixed with OSI Spirulina I put it in the micrwave for like 10 seconds then mix the flakes with it to make like a paste the fish love it my Naso eats out of my hand.

He has only been in my tank for about a week and a half i did not QT him as i dont have one set up yet i am working on it. maybe my lfs was not feeding him that well.

Anyway so no answer for sure on what it could be?

 

[roenicknewf]

Not 100% sure of what is going on..You should put up the rest pf the pics you had up ..When i first looked at your link you had about 8 pics which really showed a lot more of it

 

[roenicknewf]

I would ditch the brine and maybe start with mysis ,,,also try and get a good pellet in him soaked in selcon or vita chem...

 

[Grayson84]

Ok let me c if i can get some better pics of him its kinda hard that fish is so fast.

 

[Grayson84]

http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t549/Grayson841/IMG_2527_zpsbdaf6fa0.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t549/Grayson841/IMG_2529_zpse4b173ba.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t549/Grayson841/IMG_2531_zps201c4dd7.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t549/Grayson841/IMG_2534_zps6460c322.jpg

It it only on his right side i cant notice any signs of anything on his left side maybe these pics will help

 

[Grayson84]

ok i have mysis shrimp in the freezer. I also have Formula one pellets and Extreme Seaweed they like both.

 

[Grayson84]

I also have Selcon i guess soak it overnight?

 

[sjwitt]

Looks like battle wounds to me. The first link HAD other pictures in it that showed at least two other, similarly sized Tangs. Since this one is new to the tank and you have other Tangs they're probably fighting.

I don't know how big this tank is but it looks fairly new. How long has this tank been set up? Aside from the numerous cautions regarding multiple tangs in the same tank and tank sizes, don't stock too quickly especially if this is a newer tank. Oh, and you should get in the habit of quarantine ... trust me on that one.

 

[rworegon]

It looks like its just on its right side. I would get that QT set up and let him live by himself for a while, get healthy and fat.