Sick black cap

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

can anyone tell me what this is. Came home feom a weekend trip and found him this way. Still eating fine and no heavy breathing. Thanks in advance.

Crabs McJones · Dec 12, 2017

What are your tank parameters? Does anything else seem to be effected?

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

Sorry I was trying to get to that. It is in a 20 gal qt tank with a mcoskers wrasse. The wrasse looks fine. They are both still eating well. They have been in qt for 2 weeks. I havnt treated with anything yet because i wanted to make sure they were eating well first. Ph 8.0 ammonia 0, salinity 1.025. Thanks again

Crabs McJones · Dec 12, 2017

Buck said:
Sorry I was trying to get to that. It is in a 20 gal qt tank with a mcoskers wrasse. The wrasse looks fine. They are both still eating well. They have been in qt for 2 weeks. I havnt treated with anything yet because i wanted to make sure they were eating well first. Ph 8.0 ammonia 0, salinity 1.025. Thanks again

Any chance the wrasse is picking on it?

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

Not that i have seen. If anything the black cap is the more agressive of the two. They both just swim around until you get close to the tank then they go hide. Unless your feeding then they show up. That is the only way i spotted this because it was feeding time. Usually pellets in the norning and brine or mysis at night.

Crabs McJones · Dec 12, 2017

It's hard to tell if its a bacterial infection or fungal infection of some sort. Or being picked on by the wrasse
I must call upon the power of the #reefsquad and @Humblefish for help on this one.

Humblefish · Dec 12, 2017

Basically, it looks like somebody has beaten the crap out of him.

nautical_nathaniel · Dec 12, 2017

What sort of inverts do you have? Definitely looks more like a scuffle to me as well.

Crabs McJones · Dec 12, 2017

Humblefish said:
Basically, it looks like somebody has beaten the crap out of him.

That was my guess as well.

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

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nautical_nathaniel said:
What sort of inverts do you have? Definitely looks more like a scuffle to me as well.

No Inverts. Just him and a small mcoskers wrasse. Never seen them be agressive with each other at all. Thanks for the replies I guess i will just keep an eye on him. Should i treat with anything. I have prazipro and metro from hikari on hand. Thanks again

crabs_mcjones said:
That was my guess as well.

Humblefish · Dec 12, 2017

Buck said:
Should i treat with anything.

He would probably benefit from a MB bath: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/methylene-blue.257467/

Or acriflavine: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/

And then placed in his own QT for observation (or use a divider to separate him from the wrasse.)

Antibiotics may be needed next: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/antibiotics.283711/

nautical_nathaniel · Dec 12, 2017

Does the other side look the same? He could've gotten his head stuck in something, I know it's a relatively unlikely thing to happen but I've seen it happen before.

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

Humblefish said:
He would probably benefit from a MB bath: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/methylene-blue.257467/

Or acriflavine: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/

And then placed in his own QT for observation (or use a divider to separate him from the wrasse.)

Antibiotics may be needed next: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/antibiotics.283711/

I guess i will start ordering stuff. Thank you sir for the help.

Buck · Dec 12, 2017

nautical_nathaniel said:
Does the other side look the same? He could've gotten his head stuck in something, I know it's a relatively unlikely thing to happen but I've seen it happen before.

No its just one side and a couple spots on his head. The other side is fine.