Posted by walt13 on December 05, 2002 at 11:46:48:
In Reply to: Re: Purple Tang posted by Buddy on December 04, 2002 at 21:23:36:
::I have a Purple Tang I ordered from an online site. It came in dark almost black, purple with a gold tail. I have had him a month and just recently I have noticed 2 circular bites or cuts in his tail. They are getting a little bigger as time goes on. How can a person tell if it is a bite from a large Damsel or a disease or possibly a cut from my Bi-Color Angel? No signs of HLLE or parasites and other fish look good.
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: Sorry, but most likely, they had him in with some angels or some other fishes that can cause that damage to him before they shipped him. That`s one the problem ordering on line is risky to what shape or health wise the fish would be when you get them. Now all you can do is treat him with copper and 2 formalin treaments in a hospital alone and leave the lights off when not feeding, it`ll only cause him more stress.
: ><{{{{"> Buddy
Buddy-- He came in extremely clean and in better shape than the Purple Tangs in the 2 best local fish stores in town. I watched him extremely carefully because I did not have a quarantine tank ready. To make a long story short he was back ordered, cancelled then coming the next day. He was the nicest looking fish I have ever bought. It was about 3 weeks after I got him I noticed the marks in his tail. The Bi color Angel and large Damsel are in my tank. Along with a percula clown, a foxface rabbitfish and a couple small damsels and chromis.
