Fin Damage

rdnyva · 06/12/2018, 03:04 PM

I have this small yellow tang. One day I saw a small hole in his anal fin, but figured it would just heal up. Instead it got bigger until it reached his tail. I then noticed a notch in his anal fin in another spot. When the fin didn’t grow back I suspected fin rot. But no other fish showed signs of it so I played the waiting game. Now many months later the fin has not grown back. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Not a great pic but best I could do.

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Tripod1404 · 06/12/2018, 05:02 PM

HLLE maybe. Color looks whiteish around the eyes and gill racks, that generally indicate start of HLLE.

WVfishguy · 06/13/2018, 06:25 PM

Make sure you're feeding good, fresh-frozen foods like Mysis, etc.
Fish fed dry food will usually have HLLE.
I used to acquire fish with torn fins and HLLE from LFS at a considerable discount, feed them my homemade food (squid, mussels, spirulina etc. etc.) and after a few weeks they were good as new.

06/12/2018, 03:04 PM	#1
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	Fin Damage I have this small yellow tang. One day I saw a small hole in his anal fin, but figured it would just heal up. Instead it got bigger until it reached his tail. I then noticed a notch in his anal fin in another spot. When the fin didn’t grow back I suspected fin rot. But no other fish showed signs of it so I played the waiting game. Now many months later the fin has not grown back. Any thoughts or suggestions? Not a great pic but best I could do. 92152472-9D65-4B0F-BA45-89A7269A0C94.jpg __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

06/12/2018, 05:02 PM	#2
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	HLLE maybe. Color looks whiteish around the eyes and gill racks, that generally indicate start of HLLE.

06/13/2018, 06:25 PM	#3
WVfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 677	Make sure you're feeding good, fresh-frozen foods like Mysis, etc. Fish fed dry food will usually have HLLE. I used to acquire fish with torn fins and HLLE from LFS at a considerable discount, feed them my homemade food (squid, mussels, spirulina etc. etc.) and after a few weeks they were good as new.