Is this fin rot?

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I purchased this flame angel a week ago. It had a little bit of tail fin damage from one of its tank mates. Fish has done good up until Friday. I noticed the damaged fin developed this white layer and has not improved. If anhthing its gotten worse. The fish appears to be breathing fast and it's appetite has declined. I dosed the tank with kanaplex 24 hours ago. Any other suggestions for turning this around?

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I purchased this flame angel a week ago. It had a little bit of tail fin damage from one of its tank mates. Fish has done good up until Friday. I noticed the damaged fin developed this white layer and has not improved. If anhthing its gotten worse. The fish appears to be breathing fast and it's appetite has declined. I dosed the tank with kanaplex 24 hours ago. Any other suggestions for turning this around?

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I believe this is aggression turned to end result- Fin rot. In a separate tank, treat with seachem Neoplex, otherwise Kanaplex.
 

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I purchased this flame angel a week ago. It had a little bit of tail fin damage from one of its tank mates. Fish has done good up until Friday. I noticed the damaged fin developed this white layer and has not improved. If anhthing its gotten worse. The fish appears to be breathing fast and it's appetite has declined. I dosed the tank with kanaplex 24 hours ago. Any other suggestions for turning this around?

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In the first picture its nape (behind the eyes, on the back) looks REALLY thin. Is that an artifact of how the picture was taken? If not, the angel has a calorie deficit that will hinder any wound repair, also making secondary infection more likely. Then, there would be the issue of what made the fish to become so dangerously thin?
 

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