Tang Trouble
- Thread starter runningwild24
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Yes, the white bone on the tail is what I was referring to as the surgeon(not sure what the bone is called). It's been four+ years since I was dealing with it, but if I remember correctly, it looks red, white and bumpy. Kind of like the STD pictures they showed you in High School(only reference I can think of). Often times it resulted in loss or partial loss of the bone. You can try pimafix and melafix in a display, but you will have to turn off your skimmer. I may have had some luck with those, but it has been a long time. You can ask Will from Premier this weekend. He was the person I learned from about fish disease, treatment and quarantine. I will be there also if you would like to discuss it.
It wasn't my fish, I used to run a QT for a LFS. The fish were fine, they just lost the bone tissue. Not sure if it ever grew back since they were all sold. You can also try the link below for diagnoses.
http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/diseases.html
http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/diseases.html
Ok, not the disease I was thinking about. If I had to guess from the pictures, I would say Hemorrhagic Septicemia( http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/fish_diseases/fins.html bottom of the page). This probably can't be treated in your aquarium. Melafix might help, but I wouldn't guarantee it. Where are you located? Maybe I can come look at it.