coral beauty

[Galvan]

have a 75 gallon, 7 animals, 90lbs of LR. Within the past 2-3 weeks i see my coral beauty is losing his tail. It looks like he is being beat up by one of the others. His tail is just about gone and also on the top fin seems to be eaten up. I brought someone in from the LFS and he says that it is not fin rot but I'm still not sure. The only other thing i see is that my yellow tang on his tail it does seen to have a bite taken out of it. He looks great just has this one bite on the tail. Coral beauty is all messed up. Could it be that my blue tang or chromis is getting to my coral beauty. How can i really tell or identify fin rot. Appreciate your thoughts.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, what other fish do you have? Maybe somebody IS biting his tail.

I would not think a chromis could do that, but there are other fish that can/would.

 

[fungia]

it doesnt sound like fin rot, fin rot will look scraggly like the fins are melting away. something is biting your fish but i dont know what. the chromis and blue tang shouldnt do this, i wonder if it is a crab in your rock. you will have to look at night. look at where your fish sleep.

 

[Anonymous]

My fish fight from time to time. It is usually my purple tang that starts the mess. Your yellow tang my be agressive. Tangs can be that way.