Blue eyed tang got into a scuffle

[sullyk610]

Hi all, I'm new here. I have a baby blue eyed tang that recently got into a scuffle with an angel fish, and is not doing too well. I'm looking at what I can do to treat him- he's got a pretty gnarly gash on his belly and is having trouble staying upright. Anything helps. Thanks

 

[MnFish1]

Hi all, I'm new here. I have a baby blue eyed tang that recently got into a scuffle with an angel fish, and is not doing too well. I'm looking at what I can do to treat him- he's got a pretty gnarly gash on his belly and is having trouble staying upright. Anything helps. Thanks

Without pictures, etc - its hard to say - but, if has a large/gnarly gash on its belly - and has trouble staying upright it suggests a significant injury - I would separate the fish into a QT tank and treat with a broad-spectrum antibiotic such as kanaplex or neoplex.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi all, I'm new here. I have a baby blue eyed tang that recently got into a scuffle with an angel fish, and is not doing too well. I'm looking at what I can do to treat him- he's got a pretty gnarly gash on his belly and is having trouble staying upright. Anything helps. Thanks

In lieu of pics, please post a video under white light intensity.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi all, I'm new here. I have a baby blue eyed tang that recently got into a scuffle with an angel fish, and is not doing too well. I'm looking at what I can do to treat him- he's got a pretty gnarly gash on his belly and is having trouble staying upright. Anything helps. Thanks

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

As mentioned, we need a good video and pictures to try and assess the issue. As mentioned, the first thing you need to do is isolate the tang from the angelfish.

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[sullyk610]

Without pictures, etc - its hard to say - but, if has a large/gnarly gash on its belly - and has trouble staying upright it suggests a significant injury - I would separate the fish into a QT tank and treat with a broad-spectrum antibiotic such as kanaplex or neoplex.

That's what we did, unfortunately he didn't pull through. Appreciate it though