Dark Spot on fish?

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Not sure if this is an Emergency, feel free to move if needed but I do need a little help here.

Not sure what is on my fish. As a note I did have some carbon get into the display tank due to not shaking it. I have vacuumed out most of it though. Looks too big to be a spot from rubbing on carbon but idk?

Double checking water params now.

Crabs McJones · Feb 7, 2019

I'll move this to the fish disease, diagnosis, and treatment forum for you. So we can get the experts eyes on it

HotRocks · Feb 7, 2019

That looks more like an injury or the start of a bacterial infection to me.

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 7, 2019

How long have you had him? Any new additions to your tank? Was everyone qt’ed?

Big G · Feb 7, 2019

+1 ^^^ that damsel was giving the wrasse the stink eye. Any aggression in the tank between them?

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Crabs Mcjones said:
I'll move this to the fish disease, diagnosis, and treatment forum for you. So we can get the experts eyes on it

Thank you!

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
How long have you had him? Any new additions to your tank? Was everyone qt’ed?

No QT. Wrasse, puffer, and diamond Goby added 11 days ago.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Big G said:
+1 ^^^ that damsel was giving the wrasse the stink eye. Any aggression in the tank between them?

This was the most aggression I've seen so far in the video. This was after 2 or 3 days in the tank together I believe. Wrasse was just starting to come out of hiding in the sand. I thought the aggression had calmed down but not sure. I work from home tomorrow so I'll be able to watch them all day and sww.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Current water params seem stable.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

I believe it is an injury now. Just noticed my clownfish have nipped back fins. Everyone seems calm...don't mind the cloudiness slowly adding salt water as top off water to raise salinity.

Wrasse is sleeping already which is normal. He eats then goes to bed.

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 7, 2019

Philipgonzales3 said:
Thank you!

I think I would QT him and start with Metro in his food, metro, Kanaplex, furan2 or NFG in the water. Does that spot have any hint of red or “bruising “ to it? If it’s an injury it will need to heal and not be aggravated by any possible aggression from another fish.

Hemmdog · Feb 7, 2019

Philipgonzales3 said:
No QT. Wrasse, puffer, and diamond Goby added 11 days ago.

What app is that ? Looks like he bumped a rock.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Hemmdog said:
What app is that ? Looks like he bumped a rock.

Aquarium note. I have an android, they may have an iPhone app too. Not sure. It can keep track of more than one tank and it can graph each paramerer.

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 7, 2019

If you don’t mind me asking, is something else going on in your tank? I see on your screenshot of your tank params you’ve done 3 W/C’s over thee last 3 days.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
If you don’t mind me asking, is something else going on in your tank? I see on your screenshot of your tank params you’ve done 3 W/C’s over thee last 3 days.

That was last month when done cycling. Fish added after the day after the last big water change. Since then I have done weekly water changes but I do not log it. I figured it would be harder to track my carbon and other events if I filled in every water change. I have not missed a weekly water change (done every Friday like clockwork 10%).

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 7, 2019

Philipgonzales3 said:
That was last month when done cycling. Fish added after the day after the last big water change. Since then I have done weekly water changes but I do not log it. I figured it would be harder to track my carbon and other events if I filled in every water change. I have not missed a weekly water change (done every Friday like clockwork 10%).

Yeah I guess it would help if I remembered we are in Feb now

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

@Frtdrmrose7

My anemone is dying though.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
Yeah I guess it would help if I remembered we are in Feb now

No worries, it's a bit confusing since I don't log my weekly water changes.

So to recap the wrasse has an injury and the clown fish both have nipped back fins. The clown fish also seem to be still fighting for dominance. Seems the smaller one is putting up a fight. So not sure what in the heck is going on.

Philipgonzales3 · Feb 7, 2019

So not really sure to do about the whole royal rumble going down in my tank. I plan to work from home tomorrow and will sit on the couch and sit facing the aquarium. Maybe I will catch the aggressor in the act. It's weird because everyone seems chill every time I look at them. But then again they are probably just thinking about food so they are behaving in the moment.