Damsel in Distress

[Corey Shelk]

Anyone know what’s going on with my damsel? I’m thinking maybe coral stings? He/she had started to turn grayish/blue. It started as a small area and is now most of the fish besides the head. I tried to include a picture but it’s not the best. Only other fish is a clownfish but they have been together for a few months now, and the clown does occasionally chase the damsel but there are plenty of hiding spots and rocks to break up line of sight. Neither has any torn fins or any signs of physical damage from each other and both normally and have nice fat tummies I’m thinking it may be stings because I have a BTA, frogspawn, and hammer and I know they can all sting. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

 

[Big G]

Very difficult to see anything in the picture provided. Coral stings usually leave small dark spots on a fish's skin. From you description, it's sounding more like a bacterial infection as the fish's skin color is changing and spreading. A bacterial infection can look like a darkening or lightening of the fish's skin.
Bacterial infections really need to be treated in a QT with antibiotics. Kanaplex, Furan2, NFG, Triple Sulfa (aka Sulfaplex) are all good wide spectrum ABX.

 

[Corey Shelk]

Very difficult to see anything in the picture provided. Coral stings usually leave small dark spots on a fish's skin. From you description, it's sounding more like a bacterial infection as the fish's skin color is changing and spreading. A bacterial infection can look like a darkening or lightening of the fish's skin.
Bacterial infections really need to be treated in a QT with antibiotics. Kanaplex, Furan2, NFG, Triple Sulfa (aka Sulfaplex) are all good wide spectrum ABX.

Thank you for the response? Are they contagious and what are some ways it can come about? Thank you

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Thank you for the response? Are they contagious and what are some ways it can come about? Thank you

A bacterial infection starts for fish like it does for us, any injury and then add in the germs and pathogens in our tanks and there you have it.

 

[Corey Shelk]

A bacterial infection starts for fish like it does for us, any injury and then add in the germs and pathogens in our tanks and there you have it.

Thank you