benmed
New Member
About two days ago, i noticed the posterior fins on my relatively new coral angel (4-5 weeks old) were suddenly very frayed... almost an overnight phenomenon. It continues to be very active around the tank, and seems to have maintained his appetite. It is not gilling. I have not noticed him fighting any other fish, although he does seem to "display" himself to a flame hawk fish also in the tank. He has no new redness or skin discoloration. No puffiness or cloudiness in his eyes. I really do no believe that this is an "assault." I am concerned because it appears to be progressing relatively rapidly. Tank is a 75 gallon fish only, set up for about 3 years, with a history of an enormous fish die off about a year ago which i have been slowly building back from. Lots of live rock. Current tank conditions are pretty good: 82 degrees, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, ph = 8.4, SG 1.022. I can't seem to get a good picture of the coral because he seems to be skiddish of the camera, but enclosed are the best I can do. Any thoughts and suggestions?