Blue tang scratch tail

[hyeclass]

I just noticed my blue tang has a scratch on his tail, not sure if fire shrimp did this to him

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Tough to see, getting fish photos can be tough! It looks like a minor infection, probably from an injury, but I doubt the shrimp caused it. Jay

 

[hyeclass]

Tough to see, getting fish photos can be tough! It looks like a minor infection, probably from an injury, but I doubt the shrimp caused it. Jay

Thank you Jay for this info, yesterday the cor was red now it's white i took more photos, sure is tough taking pics

 

[Jay Hemdal]

It does look infected, but I imagine getting that fish out and into a treatment tank would be pretty difficult. It isn’t in a vital area, it may well heal on its own.
Jay

 

[hyeclass]

It does look infected, but I imagine getting that fish out and into a treatment tank would be pretty difficult. It isn’t in a vital area, it may well heal on its own.
Jay

sure is difficult to take the tang out, yesterday i sow the fire shrimp on his tail, so i thought he's the one who did this to him. i have 2 clean up shrimp and 1 fire shrimp

 

[Jay Hemdal]

The tang may actually have been posturing to have the shrimp clean it?
Jay

 

[hyeclass]

The tang may actually have been posturing to have the shrimp clean it?
Jay

fire shrimp was on the cut not sure if he's the one who did this to him or... yesterday the cut was red now it's white. can it be maybe fire shrimp fighting for the "territory"

 

[Qasimja]

my hippo has scrapes and cuts all the times because he likes to sleep in the rocks they always heal in a day or two

 

[hyeclass]

my hippo has scrapes and cuts all the times because he likes to sleep in the rocks they always heal in a day or two

thank you Qasimja for this useful info, made me worried, like parent worries for his child