What's this?

[Ortho Bill]

My Flame Angel has a small area on his top fin that is white. It almost appears as though a small piece of his fin is missing. He's eating well, grazing on the rock, swimming in and out of the caves etc. Could it be wear and tear from squeezing through crevis'? Everyone else is doing well. I first noticed this a few days ago. It doesn't appear to be enlarging/spreading. Water parameters are all good - I checked this morning. I wonder if a tank mate nipped him. Everyone seems to be getting along well when the lights are on though. Tank mates include Purple Tang, Flame Hawkfish, 2 Perc. clowns, orchid dotybach and 4 Bl/Gr Chromis. Everyone is a juvenile in this 90 gal. tank. Any Clues?

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a nip. If he's eating, and no other fish have spots...IMHO.
Hey, here in NJ are ya?
~wings~

 

[Ortho Bill]

West Deptford, South Jersey. How about you?

 

[Anonymous]

West Deptford, South Jersey. How about you?

Fairlawn, NJ (Bergen county).
~wings~

 

[Tackett]

Id put my money on the purple tang they are mean suckers.

 

[Ortho Bill]

I hope its' not him although I wouldn't put it past him. My wife hates him because I made the mistake of introducing a yellow tang after he had been in there a month and he proceeded to nip at him continuously. It took me six days to get him out of there and not before he got sliced. I'm still sick about it. I visited the yellow tang at the LFS where I purchased him and he is doing well in their hospital tank. The purple tang does rule the tank though. He's a beautiful fish but a bit of a bully at feeding time.