Tang looks bloody

I have two damsils but they have been with tang for 9 months with no problems just lost a lawnmore blenny....just vanished....don't know wher it went.....and I had a emerald crab die....had for about a year...I got zoo's and mushrooms that look fine...Any idea about my tang...

 

Some kind of fungus? Do a water test and let us know the numbers.

 

get rid of your damsels

 

yeah i was thinking damsel attack, but tangs can fend for themselves too..good luck with your fish

 

I would agree with mission six, it looks like a chemical burn, more than likely ammonia. Damsels are unlikely to cause that kind of injury, if it was a fish attack it would more likely shred the fins not cause it to redden at the edge. As mentioned tangs can defend themselves from damsels.

 

agreed +1

 

i would say ammonia piosoning but that would show redness around the gills not the fin im pretty sure

 

I read online that ammonia burns are red at first and then turn black after several days. The can also get bacterial infections. What is your ammonia level?

 

I don't have a test for ammonia at the moment but will look into getting it.....wher would it come from