Scarface Maculosus Angelfish

[dyno]

Hello Everyone, I have a otherwise beautiful and healthy angelfish but he has gotten these scars around his eyes as I raised him from 3-7inches.

i feed a good diet. Is this the same as HLLE in tangs? Or something different? What do I do?

@Jay Hemdal

 

[KrisReef]

Beautiful fish. It does look like hlle damage. Treatment, "good light, diet, and husbandry" is all I have ever heard (all annectdotal) but Let's see what Jay has?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello Everyone, I have a otherwise beautiful and healthy angelfish but he has gotten these scars around his eyes as I raised him from 3-7inches.

i feed a good diet. Is this the same as HLLE in tangs? Or something different? What do I do?

@Jay Hemdal

That is HLLE. It hasn't coalesced yet into big spots, so you *might* be able to reverse the trend. Avoid using soft carbon, and feed a varied diet.

Here is a link to my HLLE article here:

Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)

This article discusses studies performed regarding head and lateral line erosion in captive fishes. Specifically, carbon use and nutrition as they relate to this syndrome.

www.reef2reef.com

Good luck!

Jay

 

[dyno]

That is HLLE. It hasn't coalesced yet into big spots, so you *might* be able to reverse the trend. Avoid using soft carbon, and feed a varied diet.

Here is a link to my HLLE article here:

Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)

This article discusses studies performed regarding head and lateral line erosion in captive fishes. Specifically, carbon use and nutrition as they relate to this syndrome.

www.reef2reef.com

Good luck!

Jay

Thank you Jay!

First time I have heard carbon can be a problem. Thanks for the link I will read it.

Dinesh