Angel fish with a bite mark or white spot?
Or perhaps the blue moonlight LEDs. I think they would really set the tank off at night…
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Raymond Wetzel wrote:
> Alright, from this we can gather that this is definitely no marking > or color pattern indication of any sort. It would appear to be a > wound, probably suffered when the fish ran into an unexpected foreign > object (plastic rock or plant) you recently placed in the tank — not > that the fish remembered the bottom as being previously devoid of > these objects previously though). A panicked fish in the dark can be > expected to run into such objects no matter how familiar they are > with their tank; for this reason, you need to either limited such > objects or see to the safety of them. Some hobbyists employ a night > light for their aquariums, just for this purpose, would would help > ensure the prevention of such “collisions,” as well as defusing any > cause for panic in the dark in the first place. > > While at least some of your fish may be aggressive, or at least known > to have the possibility of being aggressive, its doubtful that this > wound was caused by any other of your fish, unless some of your fish > were of more of a carnivorus nature (Piranha’s, for example) which > may take a piece out of the flesh. Most other aggressive “community - > type” fish will usually attack other fishes’ fins only, regardless of > which aggressive community fish are involved. Very rarely, but still > possible, is an attack to another fish’s eye, but this is rare and > may been primarily (though rarely) seen in conspecifics of the > species involved. i.e., other Angelfish. We are not talking about > Lake Malawi scale-eaters or eye-snatchers here, and its even doubtful > that Blue Gourami’s would have the dentition to take a check out of > another fish. > > If you can get a pic, all well and good; if you can’t don’t worry > about it. Your description of the wound’s location will suffice. > The main thing now is to treat this wound to avoid infection. Salt > addition will help prevent infection as well as promote a heavier > slime coat on the fish, creating a barrier to infection. Your mini > Silver Dollar (are you sure he’s not a mini Piranha in disguise — > LOL) will prevent you from adding much more than 1 Tbs of salt per 5 > Gallons, but I’d recommend adding that after doing a 25% PWC to > ensure cleaner water conditions. > > A pencil point chunk such as this should heal in short time. Keep an > eye on it for any complications and report back to us if you see > anything suspicious. There are a number of routes we can take with > some mild medications if need be, but I don’t see them as being > necessary, at least not at this time. You should think about a small > night light (lamp with a mini refigerator bulb, perhaps, I think > they’re like 7.5 Watts) or something similar nearby to use after > lights out. Ray > > — In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com , > “turbocoupe76″ > wrote: > > > > This is definitley a pencil point chunk missing maybe a little > bigger > > than that. Its turning white again and its located right where the > > fin and top of his head meet. I tried taking several pics but he > isnt > > very happy in his hospital tank and wont stay still. Plus my cell > > doesnt take the greatest pics. I will try to get a clearer pic > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > — In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com , > “Raymond Wetzel” > > wrote: > > > > > > There is always the possibility of your Gourami’s becoming > > > aggressive, although I would not necessarily blame them without > > more > > > to support this suspicion. Blue Gourami’s are known to be one of > > the > > > more aggressive species of this group though — who ever told you > > > that Blue Gourami’s are supposed to be non-aggressive? This is a > > > fallacy, even though to blame all Blue Gourami’s for such > behavior > > > would be giving the species a bad rap as a whole; they’re not all > > of > > > this nature (but many can be, although it may depend upon their > > > environment). > > > > > > If this is a sore or sudden injury from running into an ornament, > > > which it could have run into at night — since you recently added > > > these items, the Melafix should soon see to its healing. If this > > > mark is situated directly underneath the dorsal fin, it should be > > > noted that, while not expressed in all Angelfish strains, this is > a > > > natural marking as found in the species’ wild genes and while > > usually > > > a small metalic blue or green triangle spot, it can be other > colors > > > on other variants. > > > > > > Without having the actual benefit of seeing the fish, it doesn’t > > > sound as if this is what it is (unless you feel this description > > > fits), as it may be positioned ahead of the dorsal from what I’m > > > gathering, and if its white its the result of scales and > epidermis > > > missing (no pigmentation of the area). Could well be a wound — > > keep > > > an eye on it while its being treated, especially for any possible > > > secondary infection (fungus) setting in, as a white cottony > > growth. > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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