Cory worries

[Fishlover5297]

I have just noticed that one of my albino cories has a red line on it's back near it's tail fin and was wondering if I should be worried/should do anything about it? It is very thin and I'm not sure if it has cut itself whilst swimming around like a nutter as usual I will try to get a picture but it keeps swimming away. Any advice would be greatly comforting right now

 

[mrvincent]

Any pictures ?

 

[Fishlover5297]

I have a few but you can't really see the cut clearly or at all it is only small and is along the line of one of it's scales so I'm not sure what it could be from

 

[Fishlover5297]

This is the best picture I have of it so far

 

[mrvincent]

I'll say wait... Melafix can help for this.. But I'll wait before doing anything. Your other fishs look healty?

I would add 1 teaspoon aquarium salt per 5 gallons, it wont hurt and promote slime coating of your fishs. (Not the iodized salt)

 

[Fishlover5297]

I have a disease clear medicine that does that should I use some of it or not? And I have 2 cories and one is normal whilst the one with the cut seems to be darting about everywhere and all my other fish seem to be fine

 

[mrvincent]

COries must be kept in group of 6+ or they'll be stresses.

I would QT this one...

 

[Fishlover5297]

Ok thanks for your help

 

[foster53]

Cories and salt don't mix. Just a heads up.

 

[mrvincent]

I know but they're ok with a teaspoon/5gallons.

 

[severum mama]

Just do some extra water changes until it heals. This typically can help lower the risk of infection. Clean water is great for stimulating wound healing in fish... I wouldn't personally recommend adding salt or any products unless you really need to.

 

[Fishlover5297]

I've been looking all morning and is cannot find my injured Cory anywhere I think he could be in my cave that I have for my plecos so don't want to disturb it any suggestions for what I should do?

 

[Brookster123]

Pleco's and Cory's battling over caves could be the cause of this cut??

 

[Fishlover5297]

He doesn't usually go in there, he usually hangs around the front to play with the other fish and he usually sleeps on the gravel

 

[Keke89]

Any update on your cory ?

 

[Fishlover5297]

Seems fine now there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him guess I overreacted a little