Redish pink blotch on yellow tang

[mic_1011]

My first thread, i should've joined a long time ago. New to the hobby and started off pretty good. I currently have a fowlr 55 gal wet/dry setup. Had some nice fish like huma trigger, niger trigger. Clown trigger, maroon clown, porcupine puffer, yellow tang. Well all perished except the yellow tang due to ich. Now tang has this pinkish blotch and is flashing on decos and rocks. No signs of ich. Stopped eating pellets but still eats his algae. Looks healthy otherwise. What could this be?

 

[Jkedra]

A picture would be easier to determine.

 

[mic_1011]

hard to get a pic. won't sit still. it's a pinkish rash in the area where that white spike is on its tail. i'll try again for the pic

 

[Domboski]

It's probably a Bacteria infection caused by ich (you don't always see ich when they have it). It could also be Uronema or some other kind of parasite like worms. Search the symptoms on the web and this forum and see if any of them look like what your fish has.

 

[Jkedra]

is there a grounding probe in your tank?

 

[mic_1011]

Ok thanks. I will let u guys know what I come up with. In any case what would be the best way to treat

 

[Domboski]

Ok thanks. I will let u guys know what I come up with. In any case what would be the best way to treat

First identify what you think it is and then we can better help you treat. There is no one for all treatment.

 

[Jkedra]

As I was saying if you have a grounding probe, I heard of incidents where there was stray electricity in the tank, and caused the tan to get red.

 

[basiab]

My first thread, i should've joined a long time ago. New to the hobby and started off pretty good. I currently have a fowlr 55 gal wet/dry setup. Had some nice fish like huma trigger, niger trigger. Clown trigger, maroon clown, porcupine puffer, yellow tang. Well all perished except the yellow tang due to ich. Now tang has this pinkish blotch and is flashing on decos and rocks. No signs of ich. Stopped eating pellets but still eats his algae. Looks healthy otherwise. What could this be?

I bet those fish wouldn't call that a good start. At least you should see what size take each individual needs. Then figure out how many can survive in one tank. Live Aquaria is as good as any to start for how big a fish tank you need. It says 100 gallon for a yellow tang, 70 for a Huma and Niger Trigger, 125 for the clown trigger, 180 for the puffer. And they are liberal because they want to sell as many fish as possible. If you stress fish they are not going to be healthy even one alone and in a group they will just kill eachother.

 

[mic_1011]

whats a grounding probe? how can i have stray electricity?

 

[mic_1011]

 

[Jkedra]

whats a grounding probe? how can i have stray electricity?

It provides a path for electrical current to flow through.

I also hear that it keeps the fish oriented in water, some believe stray voltage is a contributing factor to the redness in tangs and angels, especially.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

The red is not from electrical current, if you put your hand in tank do you feel anything? If not your good but invest in one in the future in case a heater breaks or pumps release current

like dom said its can be an internal infection, try to catch and qt with either low salinty or copper before it spreads to other fish

 

[mic_1011]

there aren't any other fish. i have a 40 gal i can set up for qt. the lfs guy mentioned fungus and the redness being from scratching-irritation.