purple tang open sore????

[invhairrep]

i purchesed a purple tang from the store on fri. he seemed fine but when i got him into my tank i noticed a bruse looking thing under his mouth before his belly ?????well it seems to be looking like aopen wond now and getting worse what can i do he is eating but swimming a little less today ,,,,bad sign....please help

 

[sly]

Possibly take it back to the lfs and get a refund before it dies.

 

[invhairrep]

he seems to be bleming me so i need to fix it fast?

 

[beth]

Can you post of pic of this? Is it an open wound? Did the fish have this as soon as you put it in the tank? Or afterward?
You should QT the fish.