Injured fish (new, please help)

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I recently bought a coral beauty. We had a tomini tang that didnt take well to the new addition. Bullied the hell out of the newbie. The coral beauty got a little scratch on her side. Shes now starting to like grow or got a new little raised bump on the side of jer head. Tried my best to get picures+video.
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better images under white light are needed to see the injury.

May just be a tail strike from the tang? Fish medics can't give an opinion without being able to see the fish in white light,
 
Yes video and pics are best under bright white lights. This can be the tang only damage if you’re saying you have seen the aggression. With angels being large scare fish unlike tangs being more fine scale fish, you will see the damage more pronounced vs what you see with tang on tang aggression. So if the tang gets a good swipe at the CB and pull off more scales the damage will look bigger. If no infection from bacteria takes place eventually the fish will heal on its own.

I would recommend high end food. For pellets for immune boost, a couple of drop of selcon or vitachem. Let the additive dry out on the pellets then feed the fish, two brands I really like because they have few fillers vs brands that have many fillers of all sorts, are new life spectrum, and easy reef DKI 1.3 beta glucan good immune system food. Then black worms are in between feeding might take a few tries to get the fish to eat black worms, but a real good food source for fish. And of course frozen that you can add some selcon or vitachem too.

Again post some pics under bright white light, and as for video 20-30 seconds and post it to YT. You can post videos up to 4k so the quality allows for easy viewing.
 
I recently bought a coral beauty. We had a tomini tang that didnt take well to the new addition. Bullied the hell out of the newbie. The coral beauty got a little scratch on her side. Shes now starting to like grow or got a new little raised bump on the side of jer head. Tried my best to get picures+video.
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I dont see this as a tail strike but rather a scrape injury and while it should heal on its own, do keep an eye on area for redness/soreness which would require treatment using Seachem Neoplex
 

WHAT MOST OFTEN MAKES YOU REACH FOR YOUR CAMERA AROUND THE REEF?

  • Coral behavior (feeding, extension, or movement)

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  • New growth or a color change

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • Unusual fish behavior

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  • The whole tank looking especially good

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  • Something I want to document in case it changes

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • A funny or unexpected interaction

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  • I usually put the camera/phone down and just watch

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