Blue tang missing part of top

[TbSaysNo]

Anyone What this is? I recently treated it for ich

 

[Sharkbait19]

Anything else in the tank with it? Looks like parts of its dorsal fin got bitten off.

 

[TbSaysNo]

Anything else in the tank with it? Looks like parts of its dorsal fin got bitten off.

1 clown, 1 copperband butter, 1 yellow goby and a pistol shrimp

 

[TbSaysNo]

1 clown, 1 copperband butter, 1 yellow goby and a pistol shrimp

Also montipora plate, Duncan, mushroom

 

[Sharkbait19]

Going to have to bet on the clown. They aren’t very friendly tankmates.

 

[TbSaysNo]

Going to have to bet on the clown. They aren’t very friendly tankmates.

So this is not fin rot?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Looks more like aggression than fin rot. As mentioned, bets are on the clownfish.

 

[Sharkbait19]

So this is not fin rot?

Fin rot doesn’t pop up too often - that’s going to look like the whole fin is eroding. These are just bite marks.

 

[TbSaysNo]

I

Fin rot doesn’t pop up too often - that’s going to look like the whole fin is eroding. These are just bite marks.

guess there is No reason to keep it in this small quarantine tank then. i Will take it back to my main tank and make sure it gets quality mysis and algae

 

[Sharkbait19]

I

guess there is No reason to keep it in this small quarantine tank then. i Will take it back to my main tank and make sure it gets quality mysis and algae

Just keep an eye out for aggression. Separate out the aggressor if need be.

 

[TbSaysNo]

Just keep an eye out for aggression. Separate out the aggressor if need be.

In terms of ich, would it be worth doing a quarantine for 70 days to eradicate it from main tank?

i am going to set up a quarantine tank but it is very small (15 gallons)

 

[Sebastiancrab]

In terms of ich, would it be worth doing a quarantine for 70 days to eradicate it from main tank? i am going to set up a quarantine tank but it is very small (15 gallons)

Yes, it's worth it but I believe it's 45 days per Jay Hemdal, the staff marine biologist. See:

45 Day Fallow periods

I've been doing some research into the "76 day fallow period". I never heard of that prior to coming to Reef2Reef this past summer. I had always used 32 days as the maximum time for a tomont to remain viable under tropical conditions, and then I would round up to 45 days to help ensure that...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Sharkbait19]

In terms of ich, would it be worth doing a quarantine for 70 days to eradicate it from main tank?

i am going to set up a quarantine tank but it is very small (15 gallons)

If the fish hasn’t been qt’ed, it never hurts to do a full copper and prazi treatment.