Foxface Looking Bad

IdahoCindy · 01/01/2016, 08:09 PM

This fish has been with me for about 3 years. He's had a dark spot on one side that seems to come and go. One time it appeared to have some tissue hanging off but usually it is just smooth and does not seem to bother him.

Tonight, he presents with something similar but much more severe. The dark spots are present in several locations on his body with one near his right side the worst. As you can see, one lesion which spans two different colored parts of his body make the yellow black and the black with a white streak.

He seems distressed about the situation tonight and is hanging right near my head. (The couch backs up to the couch.) It's almost like he is begging me to help him!

Could this be some sort of internal parasite? Bacterial? I hope someone will recognize this condition in time for me to treat this.

Thanks! Cindy

mattcoug · 01/02/2016, 12:07 AM

Does he get really scared and slam into or push into something that will sting or poke him?

Are the white dots on the fish? Especially on the eyes.

Ligershark · 01/02/2016, 03:50 PM

If it was me I would treat with seachem metro in some pellet food and begin to feed the tank new life spectrum hex shield regularly. Also some prazipro dips

IdahoCindy · 01/02/2016, 09:08 PM

He's not especially spooky but could possibly have poked himself on something or perhaps had an encounter with an anemone? There is a black spot on both sides of his face. Maybe an encounter with the lobster? He's otherwise healthy and has a good appetite. I'm open to treating in the DT but not to removing him for treatment.

mattcoug · 01/02/2016, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by IdahoCindy

He's not especially spooky but could possibly have poked himself on something or perhaps had an encounter with an anemone? There is a black spot on both sides of his face. Maybe an encounter with the lobster? He's otherwise healthy and has a good appetite. I'm open to treating in the DT but not to removing him for treatment.

Lobster? Won't that catch and eat all your fish??

mattcoug · 01/02/2016, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ligershark

If it was me I would treat with seachem metro in some pellet food and begin to feed the tank new life spectrum regularly. Also some prazipro dips

Metro(hex shield is also metro laced food) will damage the fish liver - do not feed continuously to your fish or it will die. For a short term treatment it is useful for parasites like uronema, and intestinal worms. Prati is best for skin and gill flukes.

Ligershark · 01/02/2016, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mattcoug

Metro(hex shield is also metro laced food) will damage the fish liver - do not feed continuously to your fish or it will die. For a short term treatment it is useful for parasites like uronema, and intestinal worms. Prati is best for skin and gill flukes.

interesting...my clowns had some parasites and I treated with focus and metro soaked pellets until i got some hex shield. Ive been sprinkling the hex shield a few pellets here and there every couple days along with many other foods. And my clowns are spawning regularly. thanks for the heads up. gonna stop now.

mattcoug · 01/03/2016, 05:38 AM

Ya, kinda like alcohol to a drunk's liver - good for the night but over time damage accumulates. I would do a full on treatment to get rid of the parasites, then completely stop. Btw, what parasite are you treating for?

IdahoCindy · 01/14/2016, 02:24 PM

The foxface is much improved after a DT treatment of Prazi. I hated the micro bubbles so much I didn't do the second dose. All seems well at the moment. I don't know if if was a parasite, a bacterial infection, or an injury. He's back to his old happy self.

mattcoug · 01/15/2016, 03:45 AM

Glad to hear!

lynchmob3000 · 01/15/2016, 04:27 AM

Looks kinda like he's getting to close to the anemone or he's got some flatworms

IdahoCindy · 02/15/2016, 10:33 AM

Sorry for not having posted to this thread for awhile. The fish is completely healed up. I suppose it could have been a combination of a few problems but I'm leaning heavily on encounters with one or more of the many anemones I have in the tank. I also can't help but think the Prazipro was of some benefit to all of the fish. All is well for now.

01/01/2016, 08:09 PM	#1
IdahoCindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sun Valley Idaho Posts: 329	Foxface Looking Bad This fish has been with me for about 3 years. He's had a dark spot on one side that seems to come and go. One time it appeared to have some tissue hanging off but usually it is just smooth and does not seem to bother him. Tonight, he presents with something similar but much more severe. The dark spots are present in several locations on his body with one near his right side the worst. As you can see, one lesion which spans two different colored parts of his body make the yellow black and the black with a white streak. He seems distressed about the situation tonight and is hanging right near my head. (The couch backs up to the couch.) It's almost like he is begging me to help him! Could this be some sort of internal parasite? Bacterial? I hope someone will recognize this condition in time for me to treat this. Thanks! Cindy

01/02/2016, 12:07 AM	#2
mattcoug Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 326	Does he get really scared and slam into or push into something that will sting or poke him? Are the white dots on the fish? Especially on the eyes.

01/02/2016, 03:50 PM	#3
Ligershark Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 205	If it was me I would treat with seachem metro in some pellet food and begin to feed the tank new life spectrum hex shield regularly. Also some prazipro dips

01/02/2016, 09:08 PM	#4
IdahoCindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sun Valley Idaho Posts: 329	He's not especially spooky but could possibly have poked himself on something or perhaps had an encounter with an anemone? There is a black spot on both sides of his face. Maybe an encounter with the lobster? He's otherwise healthy and has a good appetite. I'm open to treating in the DT but not to removing him for treatment.

01/03/2016, 05:38 AM	#8
mattcoug Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 326	Ya, kinda like alcohol to a drunk's liver - good for the night but over time damage accumulates. I would do a full on treatment to get rid of the parasites, then completely stop. Btw, what parasite are you treating for?

01/14/2016, 02:24 PM	#9
IdahoCindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sun Valley Idaho Posts: 329	The foxface is much improved after a DT treatment of Prazi. I hated the micro bubbles so much I didn't do the second dose. All seems well at the moment. I don't know if if was a parasite, a bacterial infection, or an injury. He's back to his old happy self.

01/15/2016, 03:45 AM	#10
mattcoug Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 326	Glad to hear!

01/15/2016, 04:27 AM	#11
lynchmob3000 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Elverta Posts: 635	Looks kinda like he's getting to close to the anemone or he's got some flatworms

02/15/2016, 10:33 AM	#12
IdahoCindy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sun Valley Idaho Posts: 329	Sorry for not having posted to this thread for awhile. The fish is completely healed up. I suppose it could have been a combination of a few problems but I'm leaning heavily on encounters with one or more of the many anemones I have in the tank. I also can't help but think the Prazipro was of some benefit to all of the fish. All is well for now.