blue hippo with hole head

FAHADREEF · Jan 20, 2022

well the title says it all , whats this and how do i cure it

Sean Clark · Jan 20, 2022

Long term quality water parameters along with good feeding with a diverse diet that includes lots of Nori. It can heal up. It will take time.

Did you buy it like this or did it develop while you have had it?

CrimsonTide · Jan 20, 2022

The name of the disease is HLLE. If you type HLLE into the search bar you will get lots of threads about it. I'm not an expert but fish do survive it often but you need really clean water and to keep them really well fed from what I remember. Goodluck. @Jay Hemdal should be able to shed some light.

FAHADREEF · Jan 20, 2022

Sean Clark said:
Long term quality water parameters along with good feeding with a diverse diet that includes lots of Nori. It can heal up. It will take time.

Did you buy it like this or did it develop while you have had it?

bought it like this , i preordered that blue tang from my lfs and when it arrived there i told him to keep it in the store for 12 days before i purchase it and throughout the 10 days it got the hole and ick i bought it at a bery low price but it was eating when i got it and still is problem is i had him now for 10 days and i put everday alage sheets but he wont even touch it or come near it i placed on on a small live rock tied with a rubber band and one on a alage clip hes still in qt

Spare time · Jan 20, 2022

Make sure to avoid lignite carbon (and carbon dust in general from grinding or not being rinse properly or packed tightly). Personally, I also like to add brightwellss amino omega 3/6 hufa food additive to food when it comes to HLLE (which if this is that, I would do)

FAHADREEF · Jan 20, 2022

Spare time said:
Make sure to avoid lignite carbon (and carbon dust in general from grinding or not being rinse properly or packed tightly). Personally, I also like to add brightwellss amino omega 3/6 hufa food additive to food when it comes to HLLE (which if this is that, I would do)

hes in hypo is it fine to add that, also any tips on getting him to eat nori sheets

Jay Hemdal · Jan 20, 2022

FAHADREEF said:
hes in hypo is it fine to add that, also any tips on getting him to eat nori sheets

I don't worry about feeding blue tangs nori. As juveniles, they are more "plankton pickers". Is this fish eating meaty seafoods and/or pellets ok?

Here is a link to my article on HLLE:

Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)

This article discusses studies performed regarding head and lateral line erosion in captive fishes. Specifically, carbon use and nutrition as they relate to this syndrome.

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