Coral Beauty - fin problems

[al&burke]

I hope you all can see this in the photos. On his/her dorsal fin it looks like the skin has come off the first fin (bone). Curious to see what you all think
 

 
 

 

[meowzer]

WHERE

 

[al&burke]

Right on top Meowzer - his dorsal fin it looks like a bone sticking out.

 

[meowzer]

I see a white dot....maybe it scraped itself on a rock.....how is it acting?
 
if you think it is a scrape.....give it some food soaked in vitamins for a few days (just in case)

 

[al&burke]

He is acting fine, as much as I know, he swims around the live rock, grazing, he eats mysis and algea sheets. He is pretty cool to watch. He has had this for a couple of weeks now. What kind of vitamin?

 

[meowzer]

Selcon is a good one......or vita-chem.....just a drop or 2 in its food....then feed as usual
 

 

[al&burke]

I just put the drops on thawed out mysis.

 

[meowzer]

LOL...so you already had some.....just a couple of drops is all you need....

 

[al&burke]

No I have to get some, thanks for your help again Meowzer!!!!

 

[flower]

 
If it s a scrape, wouldn't something like stresscoat help? I was just wondering.

 

[al&burke]

Maybe I will look into that.

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/379948/coral-beauty-fin-problems#post_3304659

 
If it s a scrape, wouldn't something like stresscoat help? I was just wondering.
IDK...I don;t use that stuff in my tanks....vitamins will help the fish's health, and hopefully build it up to fight off any possible infection

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/379948/coral-beauty-fin-problems#post_3304661
IDK...I don;t use that stuff in my tanks....vitamins will help the fish's health, and hopefully build it up to fight off any possible infection

 
I used it in my freshwater tanks, it says for marine as well. I used it when my fish got shocked from the heater. They hid but as soon as I added the stresscoat they came out like nothing was wrong, so it must of made them feel better...the shock had to hurt.
 
Vitamins make sense to fight infection, I was thinking the stresscoat would make a boo boo feel better is all.

 

[meowzer]

I use it in my FW tanks as well.....never put it in the SW....not saying you can't...LOL....I'm just leary of adding anything

 

[aquaknight]

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Al&Burke http://coral-beauty-fin-problems#post_3304632
He is pretty cool to watch. He has had this for a couple of weeks now.
 
He's had that mark for a couple weeks, and you've had him longer then that? Or you've had for a couple weeks, and he's had that mark since getting him?

 

[al&burke]

Quote:
Originally Posted by AquaKnight http:///forum/thread/379948/coral-beauty-fin-problems#post_3304732
 
 
He's had that mark for a couple weeks, and you've had him longer then that? Or you've had for a couple weeks, and he's had that mark since getting him?
 
 
I got him about 6 weeks ago, he got the mark a few weeks after. At the LFS I really looked closely at the CB they had.

 

[al&burke]

Bump for Aquaknight