Yellow tang problem

[MIKE NY]

now i'm reading that activated carbon may cause this also...
i run carbon 24/7

I wouldn't give that idea too much credit...I've been running carbon for well over twenty years and never had a fish suffer from HLLE...many have died from other reasons..LOL......it's caused from either stress, which weakens a fish's immune system and leads to all types of diseases or more commonly a poor diet....tangs need alot of algae based foods because that is what they feed on primarily in nature...

 

[Awibrandy]

Water quality, and even more important diet is what I believe causes Lateral Line.

I received a Purple Tang with a nasty little case of it a few months back. It has been in my reef eating a sheet of Nori per day (increasing to twice per day), as well as Rotifeast, Oysterfeast, frozen Mysis Shrimp - Formula 1 cubes, Large Angelfish food cubes, Dwarf Angelfish food cubes, cyclopeeze cubes, pysis shrimp. All of the frozen foods are thawed rinsed, and then soaked in Selcon, Vitamin C, VitaChem for at least 15 minutes.

I have to apologize for the quality of the pix. I am no good with the cam & reef. The fish has become much faster making it difficult for me to take it's pic.
This 1st. pic is of the right side of the PT when I first got it.

This one is after. Blurry but you can see the HLLE has almost gone. I will continue to try for a clearer one.

This is the left side before.

Left side after 8 months in my reef. Again I will continue to try for less blurry pix.

 

[Awibrandy]

I have always used GAC..

 

[44santababy]

i have a yellow tang, eats awesome. With the lights on during the day i cant see anything and he looks perfect with nice yellow color and fat. When the blues only come on i can see what looks like this disease around one eye. Is this possible? Or is this disease easy to see with the day lights on? Just a concerned yellow tang owner...sorry for the hi-jack!

 

[JOHANNA]

There is an article in coral magazine a few months ago about HLLE being caused by the use of carbon.

 

[JOHANNA]

If you take the carbon out the fish can heal itself

 

[tangy84]

Is u'r tank's Temp high?