Is it fin rot or worse??

[Waynerock]

She has been with me for about 6 months, eats like a champ. I noticed a couple weeks ago she had a chunk taken out of her fin and today I noticed the circular mark on her side and her fins look rough. I thought she was getting bullied by the 2 clowns but that marking looks bad.
Ideas? Suggestions? Unfortunately the only way she is coming out of the tank is In a body bag so In tank treatment options if any would be awesome

 

[Waynerock]

Anyone?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Anyone?

What other fish are in with it?
The circular lesion does look like a bite.

Th scalloping on the fins could be bites, but zebrasoma tangs develop fin erosion when they get head and lateral line erosion….

Jay

 

[Waynerock]

What other fish are in with it?
The circular lesion does look like a bite.

Th scalloping on the fins could be bites, but zebrasoma tangs develop fin erosion when they get head and lateral line erosion….

Jay

Thanks for replying Jay!
I have 2 moody black clowns that get somewhat mad when others go near there Goni’s. I have yet to see them attack the tang but they sure as heck go after me if my hand is near them. HLLE was my other concern. I go light on carbon but 4 days ago I put a fresh bag of chemipure elite in the sump. Would that be an issue? I keep the chemipure bag in the filter sock, it’s the felt kind. Would that not filter out the particles?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The chemipure would not have caused HLLE that fast, and I’ve not heard that this is much of an issue with chemipure in any event.
I wonder - did the fin damage precede the lesion on its side? I don’t think they are related…..
Jay