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Unread 08/03/2018, 01:28 AM   #1
Dathmo
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Regal Tang marks on face...are they normal??

Hi everyone,

Ive had a regal Tang for about 3 months who has been doing fine in general. Over the past few days/weeks however there have been some marks forming on her face from her eye to her nose. I have checked online and I can see that some other tangs have them, but as I'm a bit paranoid about this HLLE that I've heard so much about I was wondering whether it could be that? Can anyone help? Her behaviour is normal and she doesn't seem sick.
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Unread 08/03/2018, 01:47 AM   #2
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Hlle can be cure soak food in selcon or zoecon.


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Unread 08/03/2018, 01:59 AM   #3
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Hlle can be cure soak food in selcon or zoecon.


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Hi, do you think it is HLLE?


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Tangs are notorious for that too. I have a gem that develope hlle and tattered fin with 0 aggression. He's fat but fins messed up and slight hlle. He looks terrible. I'm trying to nurse him back to help with lots of soak vitamin foods.


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Hi, do you think it is HLLE?
Can't tell from the picture - would need a close up. But Regal Tangs do have "pitted" faces, so it may very well not be HLLE.

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I would start soaking food in Selcon or Vita-chem and making sure it is getting plenty of Nori each day. Are you going carbon? Heard that could cause HLLE.


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Like mentioned above a close up shot would definitely help, but IMO the fish looks fine. Just feed it a wide variety of foods and it should be OK.

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The fish looks fine to me.


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