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5-6 days ago, i add 2 female L114 to the pond, today i see there's something weird on their skin, their skin becoming white in some place, and when i touch its slimy...
here's the pics..







is that because fight? or because the cave???

i already give them salt, meth blue, and changed water... what else?

in their pond, there is so many driftwood, so i think there's enough place to hide if a fish attack them..



any suggestion guys?

thanks before...

I have had similar injuries on my Leporacanthicus from (as far as I can tell) territorial/hierarchy fights. Giving them plenty of clean water and a bit of salt in the water (and isolation from the other fish) made it heal properly.

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Mats

Columnaris bacteria can start infected the back. It is treated with a hospital tank, clean water and antibiotic. Try fishypharmacy.com for better diagnosis and treatment advice since I only found this on one of my Otos and it got worse fast and she expired. Good luck!

Looks like a scrape. Is she eating?

MatsP wrote:I have had similar injuries on my Leporacanthicus from (as far as I can tell) territorial/hierarchy fights. Giving them plenty of clean water and a bit of salt in the water (and isolation from the other fish) made it heal properly.

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Mats

yap that's the first thing i do.. thanks

Coriequest wrote:Columnaris bacteria can start infected the back. It is treated with a hospital tank, clean water and antibiotic. Try fishypharmacy.com for better diagnosis and treatment advice since I only found this on one of my Otos and it got worse fast and she expired. Good luck!

after i'm googling "columnaris bacteria" i think and i hope that's not it.. my fish don't have any "cotton" on their body...
thanks

bassgenie wrote:Looks like a scrape. Is she eating?

i think in this last 2 days they didnt eat.. or maybe eat but not as much as usually, i found their food left much in this last 2 days..

Can you put the fish in its own quarantine tank? You can add more aeration, keep the tank dark, put in a cave and maybe treat with medication and/or salt. Hopefully in a few weeks it will be healthy to return to the pool.

I don't really see a big problem with this bite marks. In my tank i keep 3 male and 5 females (i think so ) and there is always someone that look like this. I have never done anything with it and they seem to heal very fast from it. Its just combat/breeding behavior.

i would recommend you to put more boxwood in there for hiding.

ok then,
1. quarantine
2. add more aeration
3. put more bogwood
4. add salt and other medication (meth blue and maybe some melafix)
5. thats a bite wound, not because bad water?

thanks guys, i'll update when he got better...

looks like a bite wound for me. Not that bad ! I have seen much worst ! I can go and watch mine and i will guaranteed find 1 or 2 with same marks as yours on the back.

OlePaulsen wrote:looks like a bite wound for me. Not that bad ! I have seen much worst ! I can go and watch mine and i will guaranteed find 1 or 2 with same marks as yours on the back.

thanks man, that's make me relieve... i already add some cave for them, hopefully that will be enough..

OlePaulsen wrote:looks like a bite wound for me. Not that bad ! I have seen much worst ! I can go and watch mine and i will guaranteed find 1 or 2 with same marks as yours on the back.

btw what medical treatment u give to them?