Torn fin in foxface

[DracoKat]

I noticed my fox has a hole in his fin. Any ideas what might've happened? Coral sting? Battle with another fish? My tang maybe?

Everything else looks good on him. Eating well too

 

[stevo01]

I think this is from bites, but check in with @melypr1985

 

[Humblefish]

Got any crabs in the tank?

 

[DracoKat]

Just an emerald crab. And a coral banded shrimp.

the only other aggressor I can think of would be my bristletooth tang.

 

[Humblefish]

Just an emerald crab. And a coral banded shrimp.

Are either one of these large? A CBS will lunge at fish with it's claws if said fish gets too close. More as a warning sorta thing.

 

[Deinonych]

Looks like battle damage to me. It should heal on its own in a few days.

 

[DracoKat]

thanks all, I think it might've been my coral banded shrimp. I've seen him attempt to nip at other fish that got too close

 

[melypr1985]

Sorry I'm late to the party. Looks like damage to me as well.

 

[DracoKat]

thank you for the responses! Glad it isn't fungus or anything

 

[stevo01]

I would just watch it, to be sure an infection doesnt develope. Using an antiseptic like "rally" right now would ensure no chance of bacterial infection to develope. What are you going to do about your CBS?

 

[stevo01]

Someone recently nipped the tail of my fire fish. Just a little notch. Sometimes he pushes to get food ahead of the goby and wrasse. Could be a bite from something else though. Im dosing today as a theraputic bath for him. It hasnt negatively effected anything in my reef, and actually improved overall tank health with one period of use. Just remove carbon.

Im also currently using rally in my FW cichlid tank to treat minor external bacterial infection on fins and scales. Interested in its effectiveness. FW requires 2X more rally though.

SW = 1 ounce per 10 gallons
FW = 1 ounce per 5 gallons (unless Ph of FW is 8+)

I keep my cichlids in 7.8 and I dosed 1 ounce per 7.5 gallons.