Help Scopas tang missing scales

[Benevolent]

my tang had been very good active and everything but I added alot of new fish so now he is hiding other than feeding time and he has dirt colored spots on his body and it is showing scales missing which I could see his skin please tell me what is happening

 

[EmdeReef]

Welcome to R2R and sorry for your problems.

Any chance you could post pics of the tang? Did you notice any aggression?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

my tang had been very good active and everything but I added alot of new fish so now he is hiding other than feeding time and he has dirt colored spots on his body and it is showing scales missing which I could see his skin please tell me what is happening

Welcome to R2R were the new fish that were added QT’ed? What fish and how many were added? What size tank do you have? Can you post a pic?

 

[Benevolent]

Welcome to R2R were the new fish that were added QT’ed? What fish and how many were added? What size tank do you have? Can you post a pic?

dis not at them was too much 9 fish and he showed a bit of aggression to my other new tangs 225 gal

 

[vetteguy53081]

Injury or aggression likely culprits. They startle easy and could have gotten nicked. Stress coat will help coat the damaged area and Melafix will treat the area.
Add vitamins to its food also

 

[Maritimer]

Tangs can sometimes knock each other around pretty good - especially if you've recently introduced some new ones. In my own tank, the resident kole tang is showing some injuries just ahead of her tail spines ... shortly after tussling with a newly introduced purple tang.

They usually heal up fairly well, but keep an eye out that they don't become infected. If they start showing signs of infection, you may need to pull the scopas to a QT and treat with antibiotics.

~Bruce