Sick Hippo Tang

[jpcoll01]

Hello All,
I have a Hippo tang in a 125 gallon with a Yellow tang, a pair of percula's and a Condi Anemone. I noticed today that he had a couple small white patches on his left side (about the size of a pea) I also noticed that the eye on that side is popped a little bit. I know he and the yellow spar a little bit but I've never seen it get serious and they are generally together. I'm wondering what the thoughts are on what this could be, the only other tank I have is a 12 Gallon nano that isn't even really cycled yet. I do have a 10 gallon that I could set up temporarily as a hospital tank and just do water changes if I can catch the guy out of my rock work. Should I treat it, or just see if it gets better he eats like a CHAMP all the time and he is the first out to eat. He is probably 5" long if that means anything seems to be a very robust fish.
Thanks for your help

 

[jpcoll01]

The more I watch him the more I think it may be physical damage, I wonder if the yellow tang could have hit him in the eye? is that something that happens normally?
It is only one eye, the other one looks great and clear as a bell, as I was laying there watching them they were fighting a little backing into each other..

 

[rampantmarine]

I don't have any experience with fish fights, but I think one may need a timeout in the hospital tank. If you wait till lights out then move the rock they sleep in you may be able to transfer it to a bucket and into your 10G. My concern if this happened to me would be watching for a secondary infection.

Post a pic, perhaps those with much more experience can chime in.

Good Luck!

 

[jpcoll01]

Woke up this morning and the eye is a lot better, it isn't sticking out near as much, at this point I'm hoping he hit it on the rock work or it got injured in a small sparring match. I'll just keep an eye on it and post some pictures if it gets worse.

 

[jpcoll01]

Amazingly, 2 days later the eye is completely back in his head and clear as a bell, i've never really seen anything heal so fast, i suppose it had to have been the result of a fight.

 

[reefuge]

Glad it is ok man!