Lost my Watanabe angel. Disease ID?

[Punchanello]

Hi all. Sadly I lost my Angel today. Can anyone help ID the disease? She was hiding for a few days. I lost a lawnmower Blenny a couple of weeks ago but couldn't find his remains. He was the last fish added about 4 weeks ago. Other tankmates are a clown and two Cardinals. No signs of illness in them.

 

[Humblefish]

Were those discolorations/light areas there before he died?

 

[Punchanello]

Were those discolorations/light areas there before he died?

I honestly didn't notice anything. Until I took the photo I didn't really notice the redness around the head or discolouration.

The sore looking area above the gills seems quite obvious now though.

 

[Humblefish]

I honestly didn't notice anything. Until I took the photo I didn't really notice the redness around the head or discolouration.

The sore looking area above the gills seems quite obvious now though.

IF those were there before the fish died, I would suspect a bacterial infection: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bacterial-infections.191511/

However, it could also just be postmortem decay. Bacteria will begin eating a dead body very rapidly.

 

[Punchanello]

I literally took the photo minutes after he stopped breathing so I think you may be right

I feel silly for not spotting it. Thank you humble fish.