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In article <1993Jan5.164841.17704@mr.med.ge.com>, demma@south (Tom Demma x7-4308) writes:

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|> The occupants of the tank are three Yellow Tangs, an Achilles Tang, a
|> Long-Nose Butterfly fish, and a Mandarin.  About a week ago, I noticed 
|> that two of the Yellow Tangs developed red-colored streaking about the
|> dorsal and caudal fins, which developed into red blotches on the body
|> with loss of the bright yellow color that they normally have.  They're
|> still yellow, just not as bright as the one that appears unaffected.
|> 
|> When I noticed this condition, I checked a couple of references and con-
|> cluded that I was dealing with a bacterial infection.

	What exactly made you conclude this? I had my Tang develop red
streaking/blushing around the fins and extremeties this summer. My guess at the
time was that the water temperature was to blame, since the summer heat had been
pushing it up that week. As soon as the water temp. went down a bit, the red
started to disappear. I didn't add any medication or change anything (except I
suspect I did a water change of 10% or so, that being my standard response).

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|> Tom Demma, Ultrasound Software Engineering                demma@sol.med.ge.com
|> GE Medical Systems
|> Milwaukee, WI
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In article <1993Jan5.164841.17704@mr.med.ge.com> demma@south (Tom Demma x7-4308) writes:
>I'm hoping that someone can give me some advice on treating what appears to
>be a bacterial infection with my marine fish.  Since this site has decided
> two of the Yellow Tangs developed red-colored streaking about the
>dorsal and caudal fins, which developed into red blotches on the body
>with loss of the bright yellow color that they normally have.  They're
>still yellow, just not as bright as the one that appears unaffected.
>
My yellow tangs gradually developed a faint diffuse "blush" in some areas, red
or rust-colored. The brilliant lemon yellow faded slightly, and became 
variable. No diagnosis.

This condition, whatever it was, did not seem to concern the fish much, only my perception of it. It persisted for months, but the fish continued to act normally and eat live, flake, and lettuce leaf foods. Ultimately, I lost the fish in a serious tank casualty, but I'm sure it was unrelated. Have seen this in 3 or 4
different yellow tangs. I don't believe I ever attempted to medicate it.
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In article <8183@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> Dennis Chamberlin,
drchambe@tekig5.pen.tek.com writes:
> My yellow tangs gradually developed a faint diffuse "blush" in some
areas, red
> or rust-colored. The brilliant lemon yellow faded slightly, and became 
> variable. No diagnosis.

This sounds like lateral line disease.  What were the areas affected on
the tangs?

Igor


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In article <C0K4pF.15G@news.cso.uiuc.edu> igorl@uiuc.edu (Igor Livshits) writes:
>
>This sounds like lateral line disease.  What were the areas affected on
>the tangs?
>
Diffuse on both sides, not symmetrical, not particularly concentrated at the 
lateral line. Some on caudal area. Looked like someone had smeared makeup on
it. No noticeable change in behavior or eating habits.

drchambe@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Dennis Chamberlin) writes:

>In article <C0K4pF.15G@news.cso.uiuc.edu> igorl@uiuc.edu (Igor Livshits) writes:
>>
>>This sounds like lateral line disease.  What were the areas affected on
>>the tangs?
>>
>Diffuse on both sides, not symmetrical, not particularly concentrated at the 
>lateral line. Some on caudal area. Looked like someone had smeared makeup on
>it. No noticeable change in behavior or eating habits.

Still, it does sound similar to symptoms for HLLE (Head and Lateral Line 
Erosion).  You might want to try adding a grounding probe to your tank.  

Jason
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