Is this an infection or a bite mark?

[reefer2000]

so basically my goby has this white spot on the side of it and i realy cant identify if its an infection or a bite mark. The only thing is that it is becoming more visibale. But i have been treating it with anti infection for about 2 days dipping the goby for 20 mins and putting it back in qt tank hope you can identify it

 

[Peace River]

Let's see if we can get some help...

#reefsquad #goby

 

[Dsnakes]

What other fish do you have with it? That would help determine what may have bitten it. I recently treated a Wrasse with a bad bite from my Dwarf Moray.

 

[4FordFamily]

That does look like an injury to me. If it grows in size or turns reddish I’d treat with kanaplex, metroplex, and furan 2 in quarantine for 10-14 days. This mix of antibiotics covers a wide spectrum.

 

[reefer2000]

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What other fish do you have with it? That would help determine what may have bitten it. I recently treated a Wrasse with a bad bite from my Dwarf Moray.

I have a yellow tang another goby a foxface rabbitfish a blue tang and 2 ocellaris clowns

 

[reefer2000]

That does look like an injury to me. If it grows in size or turns reddish I’d treat with kanaplex, metroplex, and furan 2 in quarantine for 10-14 days. This mix of antibiotics covers a wide spectrum.

Ok thanks!

 

[Dsnakes]

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I have a yellow tang another goby a foxface rabbitfish a blue tang and 2 ocellaris clowns

Could potentially be a tang’s tail swipe. I treated my injured Wrasse with what @4FordFamily recommended. It healed well.

 

[Katrina71]

What kind of other goby?

 

[reefer2000]

Could potentially be a tang’s tail swipe. I treated my injured Wrasse with what @4FordFamily recommended. It healed well.

O ill make sure to that treatment!

 

[reefer2000]

What kind of other goby?

The same type but the sick one in the pic always chased the other one in the tank so i always thought that it was the other goby that should have been hurt but instead its the one in the pic that has the bite mark

 

[Katrina71]

The same type but the sick one in the pic always chased the other one in the tank so i always thought that it was the other goby that should have been hurt but instead its the one in the pic that has the bite mark

That's why I was asking. My aggressor ended up MIA. The victim became the victor.

 

[reefer2000]

That's why I was asking. My aggressor ended up MIA. The victim became the victor.

So how can i make them to stop fighting?

 

[Katrina71]

So how can i make them to stop fighting?

I was told they will fight until death if they aren't a mated pair. It proved to be true for us.

 

[WMR]

I was told they will fight until death if they aren't a mated pair. It proved to be true for us.

Agreed, if not a pair, they’ll kill each other, same goes with firefish

 

[wrasse man]

Funny/not so funny thing my purple fire fish had the same kind of wound. Mine looked more like a crab pincer got him. But it could have been anything honestly. I just monitored it and did a water change or two and it healed up fine.

Do you have any crabs?

 

[reefer2000]

Funny/not so funny thing my purple fire fish had the same kind of wound. Mine looked more like a crab pincer got him. But it could have been anything honestly. I just monitored it and did a water change or two and it healed up fine.

Do you have any crabs?

Uea only one that came with the live rock but dont know if thats the problem

 

[wrasse man]

Uea only one that came with the live rock but dont know if thats the problem

Yeah it's hard to say, does he sleep in a tight spot with sharp edges. I would just keep an eye out for tank aggression, cause if that's the case then stress will inhibit the healing process a bit. The others tend to prey on the weak.