Injury or disease on rabbitfish?

[stinkydavis]

So my tank has been running for a little over a month. The 2 fish in question have been in there since the start. I added a foxface about 2 weeks ago.
Out of nowhere my yellow spot rabbit fish has the mark pictured by his gill and the white tail bristletooth has it by the base of his tail. Both fish are fat, happy , and swimming so I’m not sure what it could be. I did also add a couple new torch corals so I’m wondering if they got stung? I dip all corals to start. I did not QT the 3 fish listed.
thank you for the read and help.

 

[blaxsun]

#fishmedic

 

[MnFish1]

I'm not sure I see where the issue is on the rabbitfish - and I don't see a picture of the bristle tooth tang. (I think I see what you mean - but an arrow would help)

Can you give some more information about your parameters, etc? When you say the fish have been in the tank 'since the start' - do you mean that you set up the tank on day 1 and put the fish in on day 1? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding?

 

[stinkydavis]

I'm not sure I see where the issue is on the rabbitfish - and I don't see a picture of the bristle tooth tang. (I think I see what you mean - but an arrow would help)

Can you give some more information about your parameters, etc? When you say the fish have been in the tank 'since the start' - do you mean that you set up the tank on day 1 and put the fish in on day 1? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding?

I don’t have a PH test but
Salt-1.025
Po3-.15
No2- 4
Alkalinity-8.4
He has been in there since the start is day1 of tank when installed about a month ago. Rock was moved over from my last tank so ammonia is and has been 0 as well as nitrite. I have circled it.
My bristle tooth is always on the back side of the tank so it is hard to get a good picture of it.

 

[MnFish1]

I don’t have a PH test but
Salt-1.025
Po3-.15
No2- 4
Alkalinity-8.4
He has been in there since the start is day1 of tank when installed about a month ago. Rock was moved over from my last tank so ammonia is and has been 0 as well as nitrite. I have circled it.
My bristle tooth is always on the back side of the tank so it is hard to get a good picture of it.

Is it on both sides - is there any way to get a picture of the other side - or a video - is the breathing ok? Impossible to tell about the bristle tooth without a good picture.

 

[stinkydavis]

Is it on both sides - is there any way to get a picture of the other side - or a video - is the breathing ok? Impossible to tell about the bristle tooth without a good picture.

Just that side. Eating fine. I can get a video soon.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Any aggression? They could be fighting and causing injury.

 

[MnFish1]

If it's on one side - and no other issues - I would consider an aggression issue - or as you said a coral stinging issue. But - please put up the video when you have a chance. Important to watch also for any worsening.

 

[stinkydavis]

Here is the best video I could snag quickly. There is some definite aggression when nori is around. The yellow spot gaurds it a lot. I have gotten another clip and they are placed on opposite sides of the tank.

 

[MnFish1]

Here is the best video I could snag quickly. There is some definite aggression when nori is around. The yellow spot gaurds it a lot. I have gotten another clip and they are placed on opposite sides of the tank.

Thanks for the video - My strong guess is that this is injury/aggression. I would watch for any infection symptoms. That said - its still a little unclear - is the lesion on the rabbitfish raised - like its something attached? or does it merely look like damage to the skin

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

FWIW: looks like an injury to me as well.

Jay

 

[stinkydavis]

Thanks for the video - My strong guess is that this is injury/aggression. I would watch for any infection symptoms. That said - its still a little unclear - is the lesion on the rabbitfish raised - like its something attached? or does it merely look like damage to the skin

It’s a divit. I will do some research on how to chill him out. I do plan on adding some more rock soon and hopefully that will through him off. Otherwise I have slowed the flow down through the UV to help keep bacteria in the water column as low as I can.

 

[MnFish1]

It’s a divit. I will do some research on how to chill him out. I do plan on adding some more rock soon and hopefully that will through him off. Otherwise I have slowed the flow down through the UV to help keep bacteria in the water column as low as I can.

I would suggest you start a build thread as well - because I'm sure many people would like to see how your tank is doing over time.