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chefski
22-08-06, 18:46
Could someone please help me with this

This morning i found my Mandarin had died so i removed it ASAP it had been feeding on flake aswell as pods i have plenty inmy tank. It was nice and fat and showed no signs of disease. Now i have come home and noticed at feeding time my Brown Tang has a large white blotch on its side doesnt look like a sore just looks like that area is discoulered. Could the 2 be realted all tests are showing OK Amm 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 20 (this is coming down slowly), KH 9, PH 8.2, Calc 380 (Trying to raise at the moment) i also noticed that a Torch coral that i rescued for a friens after his camel shrimps had eaten 90% of it (he has finally got rid of the shrimps), this had started to recover but again tonight all that was left of the final head have detached but my Frogspawn and Hammer are both looking OK. My sun coral is looking better than it ever has. Just seems strange all this happening in 1 day.
Pic of Tang
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q1/CIMG1170.JPG

Dr Bee
22-08-06, 19:29
Hard to say from the photo


I'd guess

1 a physical injury
2 a parasite/parasite attachment site
3 infection
4 Tumor

Ian

chefski
22-08-06, 19:40
Hes feeding as verociously as he always does. Hopefully will fight it off but what sort of parasite could cause this and tumor wise would it appear overnight? i did also notice yesterday that he had a mad do of darting up and down the tank for a few mins but then settled back down.

Thanks

Andy

Wombat
22-08-06, 21:46
Probably a wound then, caused during the mad darting session