Copperband buttefly sick?

Topreefer92 · Oct 16, 2020

Hey All,

Luckly this is my first time in ten plus years in this hobby of having to post here.. bummed this is happening. Our copperband butterfly seems to have some sort of bulge on the left side of its body right behind the left fin. Should be slightly visible in the picture. They are fast little fish so having trouble getting good photos. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks!!!

Jay Hemdal · Oct 16, 2020

Nothing specific comes to mind. I see some disrupted scales. Could be an injury perhaps. How long have you had the fish? Is it still feeding normally? Sometimes it helps to take the picture under white light, the blue tends to obscure things.

Jay

Adamantium · Dec 16, 2020

I have a very similar issue going on. Anyone know a good way to treat it? Mine seems like an injury/scrape.

Jay Hemdal · Dec 16, 2020

Adamantium said:
I have a very similar issue going on. Anyone know a good way to treat it? Mine seems like an injury/scrape.

If you want, take a look at the second sticky down from the top in this section (or the link below my name here) and give us some background info by starting a new thread.
Thanks,
Jay