White mark on side of Kole tang; disease or wound?

mkarston · 07/29/2007, 03:01 PM

I just noticed my Kole tank (variant of really), has a white mark on the side of him. This is new as of today, and I've had him for about a year.

Do you think it is a disease, a scratch from the rocks, or a wound from another fish?

Thanks!

fishyvet · 07/29/2007, 03:06 PM

got any blennies/gobies? looks a lot like a sucker mark to me... my PBT occasionally hassles my starry blenny and gets bitten in return. It takes about a week to heal up. I would watch your water quality and it should heal on its own. Secondary bacterial infections are possible though so keep an eye on him.

btw really pretty tang!

HTH

mkarston · 07/29/2007, 03:33 PM

No, no blennies/gobies. I have a pair of blue jaw triggerfish, 2 other tangs that have been with this tang for a long time, and always seem to get along, a pair of percula clownfish, and a school of square back anthias. (I have 270 gal system)

I will keep an eye on him, the only fish I ever see the tang bicker with is the anthias.

Thanks for the info.

RGBMatt · 07/30/2007, 12:05 PM

It looks like the right shape for a triggerfish bite; check to see if the wound is the same size as the triggers' mouths.

jnc914 · 07/30/2007, 01:37 PM

Doesn't look like scraping or disease, I tend to agree with a bite mark. You may need to add some sort of a bio-coat, like a Kent RX-P. The only bad thing is it makes your skimmer go nuts.

jda · 07/30/2007, 04:09 PM

It should heal in quick order. How does it look today?

mkarston · 07/30/2007, 04:32 PM

Thanks guys. Yeah, it looks less white today, and definitely more like a bite and less like a disease. I will keep an eye and keep you posted.

mkarston · 08/05/2007, 07:26 AM

Just an update... the tank is perfectly fine now. You can barley see the bite mark any longer, for it has healed nicely. Thanks all for the help.

07/29/2007, 03:01 PM	#1
mkarston Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 449	White mark on side of Kole tang; disease or wound? I just noticed my Kole tank (variant of really), has a white mark on the side of him. This is new as of today, and I've had him for about a year. Do you think it is a disease, a scratch from the rocks, or a wound from another fish? Thanks!

07/30/2007, 01:37 PM	#5
jnc914 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,008	Doesn't look like scraping or disease, I tend to agree with a bite mark. You may need to add some sort of a bio-coat, like a Kent RX-P. The only bad thing is it makes your skimmer go nuts. __________________ "Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." -Jack Kerouac 13 years strictly salty Current Tank Info: 180 gallon FOWLR Angel dedicated tank

07/29/2007, 03:06 PM	#2
fishyvet Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville FL Posts: 463	got any blennies/gobies? looks a lot like a sucker mark to me... my PBT occasionally hassles my starry blenny and gets bitten in return. It takes about a week to heal up. I would watch your water quality and it should heal on its own. Secondary bacterial infections are possible though so keep an eye on him. btw really pretty tang! HTH

07/29/2007, 03:33 PM	#3
mkarston Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 449	No, no blennies/gobies. I have a pair of blue jaw triggerfish, 2 other tangs that have been with this tang for a long time, and always seem to get along, a pair of percula clownfish, and a school of square back anthias. (I have 270 gal system) I will keep an eye on him, the only fish I ever see the tang bicker with is the anthias. Thanks for the info.

07/30/2007, 12:05 PM	#4
RGBMatt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 310	It looks like the right shape for a triggerfish bite; check to see if the wound is the same size as the triggers' mouths.

07/30/2007, 04:09 PM	#6
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	It should heal in quick order. How does it look today?

07/30/2007, 04:32 PM	#7
mkarston Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 449	Thanks guys. Yeah, it looks less white today, and definitely more like a bite and less like a disease. I will keep an eye and keep you posted.

08/05/2007, 07:26 AM	#8
mkarston Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 449	Just an update... the tank is perfectly fine now. You can barley see the bite mark any longer, for it has healed nicely. Thanks all for the help.