Blue tang with missing tail!

[oceania]

Hi,

Need some advise on my currently situation. I've a 2-3 inch mth old blue tang. It escaped from the holding basket and has been swimming and feeding in main tank for ard 2wks. Everything was fine till Thur when I came home to find its entire tail missing.

Started feeing it Dr G's anti bacterial rx food yesterday. It is able to swim around though not balanced and has been feeding. Is there anything else I should give my blue tang?

Anyone experience this before? Wht is the likely cause and will the tail grow back?

Thanks!

Oceania

[jowenteo]

Must be the crab in the live rocks. My blue Tang tail was cut off when hiding in the cave at night.

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[jowenteo]

Must be the crab in the live rocks. My blue Tang tail was cut off when hiding in the cave at night.

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[Cherlolo]

Any visible wounds? Any predatory tank mates?

[oceania]

Don't think there are any crabs inmy tank. Haven't seen any crawling ard for a while.

[oceania]

Any visible wounds? Any predatory tank mates?

Yup, the whole tail is gone. Wht is left is the bone which connects to the tail.

I have blue chromis, clown fish, watch man goby, 2 wrasse and this yellow colored damsel. Don't think they are the ones who attacked the tang.

[Cherlolo]

Yup, the whole tail is gone. Wht is left is the bone which connects to the tail.

I have blue chromis, clown fish, watch man goby, 2 wrasse and this yellow colored damsel. Don't think they are the ones who attacked the tang.

could be something else you might not know that's hiding in your tank. Try searching around your tank at night with a torch light. You be surprise to what you can find.

[oceania]

I'm wondering if my tang recover but without a tail, should I release into the main tank or keep it segregated.

[Cherlolo]

If recovers, can try to put it back into the main tank provided it's not being bullied. Have to observe to determine..

[oceania]

Notice the remaining flesh around the exposed bone disappearing today. Is this normal?

Shld I use any other medication?

[tropic]

It could be a type of bacterial infection which is causing the flesh to go off.. Sent from my Android using Tapatalk2

[AngGuKueh]

I got a friend told me that his damsel very fierce even can slap the big starfish n lobster beware also when ur bt try to parking in the damsel lot

[tamama]

I encountered same issue for my yellow tang... the top fin was cut off until I see the bones. I also suspected the crabs which subsequently I killed 5 or 6 of them. Unfortunately my yellow tang didnt survive.

[oceania]

Sadly my tang RIP this week! It actually survived the serious tail injury, was doing well for more than a mth but this week suddenly became pale in colour, frayed find and pale white near the belly. What could be the possible cause of the sudden deterioration?

[Tian85]

Most likely is caused by bacteria infection. My dwarf angel also have the same problem as your BT, out of a sudden the tail left bones.

Chances of crabs causing this is very low as i have taken out all my LR and till now have not found a single crab or pest. This only happen on my only dwarf angel, all other fishes are not affected and it have been 4 months.

[Lucinda]

could be something else you might not know that's concealing in your container. Try looking around your container in the evening with a flash mild light. You be shock to what you will discover.

[Mateen]

Sadly my tang RIP this week! It actually survived the serious tail injury, was doing well for more than a mth but this week suddenly became pale in colour, frayed find and pale white near the belly. What could be the possible cause of the sudden deterioration?

Totally agree with you about this matter.

[PordingPrime]

i like to know the reason, so weird

[akina28]

blister worm?? i lost my 1inch blue tang today and by the time i found it there's a blister worm feasting on it