My Blue Hippo Ok?

[tuscani]

Looks like maybe something took a bite out of him? Not sure.. thoughts?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

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[vetteguy53081]

Looks like maybe something took a bite out of him? Not sure.. thoughts?

This is a scrape and likely from darting int rocks as they often do . due to being bashful/skittish.
Often, an injury of this sort would heal on its own but the nature of this appears to offer a chance for infection. At minimum, I would suggest treating tank with ruby Rally pro but more effective will be seachem Kanaplex in a separate tank with added aeration

 

[tuscani]

Thanks.. I am not sure I can catch him to QT. Ha. I will keep an eye out and try the Ruby.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Looks like maybe something took a bite out of him? Not sure.. thoughts?

Is it only on the fish's right side? If so, it likely is not an injury from another fish (but what fish are in with it?). The ring with the lighter color center is almost always a sign of a bacterial infection. The treatment for that would be to move the fish to a treatment tank and medicate with a broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic like Neomycin. In some cases, the fish will fight off a bacterial disease on its own, so you could just watch it closely for now and if the lesion doesn't get larger, just let it heal on its own.

Jay

 

[tuscani]

Ok thanks.. he is the biggest fish in the tank so I doubt anyone is messing with him. Yes only on one side

1 - Mandarin Dragonet
1 - Yellow Tang
1 - Tomini Tang
1 - Gold Midas Blenny
1 - Diamond Goby
1 - Filefish
1 - Lawnmower Blenny
2 - Banggai Cardinalfish
1 - Blue Hippo Tang
2 - Orange Storm Clown Fish

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Ok thanks.. he is the biggest fish in the tank so I doubt anyone is messing with him. Yes only on one side

1 - Mandarin Dragonet
1 - Yellow Tang
1 - Tomini Tang
1 - Gold Midas Blenny
1 - Diamond Goby
1 - Filefish
1 - Lawnmower Blenny
2 - Banggai Cardinalfish
1 - Blue Hippo Tang
2 - Orange Storm Clown Fish

Ok, it likely got its start as an injury, but I don’t think it was from a fish - nothing on that list is likely to cause a bite injury.

 

[tuscani]

Well whatever it was is appears to have healed itself