Blue Tang Splinter in his Mouth? (re-post)

[MetaKnight101]

Came home today and saw this there's a splinter on his mouth or something and I'm not sure how to deal with it. Please Help.

 

[Big G]

Do you have Bristle or Fire Worms in your tank?

Fish get stung a lot more than you think. Good healthy food and pristine water conditions will help the fish's immune system. Keep an eye out for a bacterial infection from the insertion points and keep some antibiotics on hand like Kanaplex or Furan2 just in case. Some have also used a bath in an acriflavine product like Ruby Reef Rally to help fish recover from a variety of injuries. It has both antiseptic and antibiotic qualities to help fish recover.

 

[MetaKnight101]

Do you have Bristle or Fire Worms in your tank?

Fish get stung a lot more than you think. Good healthy food and pristine water conditions will help the fish's immune system. Keep an eye out for a bacterial infection from the insertion points and keep some antibiotics on hand like Kanaplex or Furan2 just in case. Some have also used a bath in an acriflavine product like Ruby Reef Rally to help fish recover from a variety of injuries. It has both antiseptic and antibiotic qualities to help fish recover.

I don't see any fire worms or bristle worms and I treated this tank with Cupramine quite a while ago so my changes are quite low too have any, and I only added one LR ever since. it literally looks like splinter poking out of his mouth.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Something similar happened to a friend of mine but with a Purple Tang. It turned out to be the stem of some macroalgae the Purple ate, my friend caught him and manually removed with tweezers. It was only after that we were able to identify it.

 

[ngoodermuth]

I was going to say the same, if you can catch him and gently remove with tweezers I would do that. Otherwise, it could cause irritation and/or secondary infection if it doesn’t work itself out.

 

[MetaKnight101]

Alright came home and today and fed my blue tang seaweed. It seems like the seaweed pulled the splinter right out and it appears to be some manmade synthetic material.;Blackeye That must be from my poly filter heh. Anyway, I do appreciate everyone's concern! thanks for helping.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Alright came home and today and fed my blue tang seaweed. It seems like the seaweed pulled the splinter right out and it appears to be some manmade synthetic material.;Blackeye That must be from my poly filter heh. Anyway, I do appreciate everyone's concern! thanks for helping.

Awesome!!