Oh No What Happened To Him?!??!?!?!?

silkione · #1 12/14/2006, 10:37 PM

Not the best pic but he is shy.......he was fine not 2 hours ago. I came to take a few pics of the tank and noticed this. It is like intestine looking or something i dont know. Is it a cut or are his insides indeed coming out.

silkione · #2 12/15/2006, 12:09 AM

bump..........anyone?

fishnut321 · #3 12/15/2006, 12:14 AM

ewww.... i dunno, i hope he pulls through!

supertech3 · #4 12/15/2006, 12:47 AM

how long have you had the fish? how are your water parameters?

ronjeremy · #5 12/15/2006, 01:32 AM

oh, that is awful looking!!!!! is the fish swimming erratically??? i am just guessing on these............ do you have any crabs in the tank?? i had a sallylightfoot crab kill a hippo before!!! what are you feeding????

nemonick84 · #6 12/15/2006, 02:47 AM

Wow! Man on man. Wish I could help but that looks like a case for someone a little more experienced with marine anatomy. It definitely appears to be intestine...but to what extent the severity is or what kind of chances it has at survival, I have no idea. If it doesn't appear to be in any pain or discomfort (doubtful) then maybe it will become necrotic and fall off? I'd just play it a day at a time for now. Keep us updated! Definitely a case for everyone to be aware of!

Gundo5000 · #7 12/15/2006, 02:58 AM

Take it to the reef fishes forum, those guys could be helpful.

Freed · #8 12/15/2006, 04:01 AM

How long have you had it and what kind of tang is it? I have heard of cyanide caught fish expelling their guts and then dying BUT if you have had it for a while and it has been eating and doing OK prior I wouldn't know what to tell you.