yellow tang has a rash

louny

Member
my yellow has this red looking rash on its body just below top fin,looks like it might be spreading..water checks ok,have 30gal w/clown and 2 damsels,cc,ug..help
 

beth

Administrator
Staff member
Is the "rash" actually raised bumps or just red discoloration under the skin. Having more details about what exactly this looks like could mean the difference between a diagnois of parasites or bacterial. Get a magnifying and take a closeup look for details.
 

louny

Member
no its just a pale pink discoloring under the skin.but its feeding and behaving normal.its only been about 4 days since i noticed it.any advice? id sure hate to loose this one , he`s just beginning to not be shy. :(
 

jimi

Active Member
This is so common with yellow tangs. It is usually a internal bacterial infection that needs to be treated with antibiotics. Do a search under the tangs and angels section or this one and you will find lots of reading material.
 
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