Fungal Infection?

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

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Starry puffer fins are worn and seems to be some white growth on it.

Porc puffer tail fin is pretty much gone.

No breathing issues, no foggy eyes.

Looks like Assiassi trigger has some zits around the mouth.

All fish eating.

Any thoughts???

 

[KrisReef]

The clown trigger looks like it has a few missing bites from its tail also. This is a battle. Remove the puffer before it loses more flesh.

 

[vetteguy53081]

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Starry puffer fins are worn and seems to be some white growth on it.

Porc puffer tail fin is pretty much gone.

No breathing issues, no foggy eyes.

Looks like Assiassi trigger has some zits around the mouth.

All fish eating.

Any thoughts???

This is no doubt a mechanical injury from aggression and deformity and will need Immediate treatment in hopes of proper/positive healing using in a separate treatment tank - Broad spectrum treatment . . . . Seachem Kanaplex or Tri-sulfa. While its healing, you will have to decide what to do with trigger as it will likely resume striking at the puffer.
Any other occupants in the tank

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

This is no doubt a mechanical injury from aggression and deformity and will need Immediate treatment in hopes of proper/positive healing using in a separate treatment tank - Broad spectrum treatment . . . . Seachem Kanaplex or Tri-sulfa. While its healing, you will have to decide what to do with trigger as it will likely resume striking at the puffer.
Any other occupants in the tank

Ugh…haven’t seen them fighting but obviously thought this might be the case…I’ll be going to get the kanaplex asap. Thanks

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Ugh…haven’t seen them fighting but obviously thought this might be the case…I’ll be going to get the kanaplex asap. Thanks

You have a real “rogues gallery” of fish in there. I saw a number of bad actors - the clown trigger at the top of the list, but sohals can be mean, even the tessellated or gold puffer could have done that. This type of aggression is tough to identify - when damsels or clownfish fight, they nip over and over again, giving you good chances to catch them in the act. With these guys, it could be one good bite in a week, followed by secondary bacterial infection to cause this, you’d never see it happen.
Normally you can ID the culprit by finding the fish with no injuries - he’s the winner. However, in complex dynamics like this tank would have, they can be multiple aggressors.

 

[0MNSH1ZLLC]

You have a real “rogues gallery” of fish in there. I saw a number of bad actors - the clown trigger at the top of the list, but sohals can be mean, even the tessellated or gold puffer could have done that. This type of aggression is tough to identify - when damsels or clownfish fight, they nip over and over again, giving you good chances to catch them in the act. With these guys, it could be one good bite in a week, followed by secondary bacterial infection to cause this, you’d never see it happen.
Normally you can ID the culprit by finding the fish with no injuries - he’s the winner. However, in complex dynamics like this tank would have, they can be multiple aggressors.

They always have occasional spats but nothing to this degree and the tank has been up a while, I suppose this is what happens when they all get big…the hierarchy is constantly changing and until the rest of the motley crew caught up size wise the porc puffer was the lead dog. The Sohal has always been a fin nipper and harasses the clown on occasion. The Assassi and the clown are very similar. I’ve never seen the Tess go after any fish but it’s only about 3 feet now. The meanest fish might be the golden puff which was surprising to me. Emp bullies his way to upper management.