Lopezi Tang with a spot

[clarkiiclo]

Ok I finally got a pic of my Lopezi's spot on his side.
Have a look......

 

[clarkiiclo]

And a closer shot...........

 

[aidos]

its a birthmark lol
may just be a scratch from transport, hopefully u have him in a QT so u can monitor this marking.
aside from that good lookin fish.... well done :happyfish

 

[clarkiiclo]

Not QT'd yet. It hasnt spread, changed color/size ect.
I think it may have been a nip from my Clarkii.

 

[beth]

I agree. Is it just faded color, or actual skin that has been rubbed off?

 

[clarkiiclo]

It is actually raised in apperance. I dont where the skin is missing.
He is eating great, swimming fine. It hasnt changed at all.
Whatever it is I dont like it.

 

[beth]

Keep us posted with developments, including if it gets better.

 

[clarkiiclo]

No change today.

 

[beth]

Strange but I had a midas blenny with a similar spot [it was a irregular coloration of the flesh, not a scrape]. This fish was fine and healthy and I never had a problem with him. He up and died overnight. I thought it was a piece of LR that fell on him, but I could never say for sure.

 

[clarkiiclo]

He could have gotten the owie from a rock. He likes to go behind them all the time.
I will keep you guys posted

 

[beth]

What about the tail area. It looks red to me. Is it? Or is that just the picture?

 

[clarkiiclo]

I havent noticed any discoloration(red) He was close to the light so It may have been reflecting brighter at that spot.
Do you think it is blood collecting in the tail?

 

[beth]

I am asking you that because I can only see a picture and not the fish itself. I have honestly never actually seen one of these tangs but I did do a search for pictures and the pictures I referenced did not have dark rear-ends as this one does. It does look too dark. You can see the fish, is that a red tail end? Was the fish like that when you got it?

 

[beth]

The black circle is what I am refering to.

 

[clarkiiclo]

I thought that is what you were refferring to.
I found another example and his tail is pinkish too.

 

[clarkiiclo]

This one the whole fish looks pinky

 

[beth]

Hard to judge by pics.
I'm going to copy this over to the REEF Forum to see if any owners of this fish can help out with this issue.

 

[clarkiiclo]

For those that didnt see my tang had a spot on his side that could not be identified. Then one popped up at the base of the lateral line. Could be HLLE or some sort of other disease.
I had read that nori seaweed from the store didnt have much nutrients due to the processing sooooo
I bought some SeaVeggies green and purple
I also bought some Kent Zoecon good for HLLE
My tang has been on the new seaweed soaked with Zoecon for about a month now.
The spots are totally gone. I am impressed with the Zoecon
all my fish look much happier and fat!
If you have problems with HLLE try the Zoecon it may help!

 

[beth]

Thanks for the update! I love zoecon too. It is a great supplement for tangs and any fish prone to get HLLE.