Yellow tang red blotches?

[MetaKnight101]

Recently my yellow tang has started to see these red patches on his body. I saw these about 4 months ago but they went away on their own, now its back. He did have some trauma when he slipped into my fish trap when i was getting my anthias out. Is it a bacteria infection? Would it go away with good feeding? Yes I know hes skinny but he came out of qt not too long ago and I only fed him minimal to keep ammonia low. Its near/on the tail, it was first on his body and disappered and then it appeared on his tail now.

 

[MetaKnight101]

Here are more images sorry for the low quality i had to zoom in otherwise he keeps darting around and hiding behind rocks if i get too close.

 

[HotRocks]

I would keep an eye on it. Are you adding vitamins to food? Thinks like vitachem, selcon, zoecon etc?

 

[MetaKnight101]

I would keep an eye on it. Are you adding vitamins to food? Thinks like vitachem, selcon, zoecon etc?

No, should I? I do have those products like selcon

 

[Reefahholic]

MetaKnight...It’s been my experience that when yellow tangs start to develope red areas it’s usually bacterial. Although it’s very mild right now. What do you feed him?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

+1 on bacterial, mine developed that same condition during a copper treatment for flukes. This was 4-5 years ago but I seem to think I treated with Prazi +metro and it went away pretty quick.

 

[MetaKnight101]

MetaKnight...It’s been my experience that when yellow tangs start to develope red areas it’s usually bacterial. Although it’s very mild right now. What do you feed him?

I feed him Nori Seaweed for 5 days along with some flakes. Then I feed him mysis for two days, occasionally i feed them some raw shrimp.

 

[Reefahholic]

I feed him Nori Seaweed for 5 days along with some flakes. Then I feed him mysis for two days, occasionally i feed them some raw shrimp.

Sounds like he’s fed well. Personally, I’d put him through a round of antibiotic therapy and see if it changes his appearance. Probably hit him with 2 different broad spectrum gram+ & Gram-

 

[skiwez]

OP did you get resolution to your tang problem?

Mine is currently in my qt under observation. Don't want to use medication if not necessary.

Thanks