melissfish
Aquarium Advice Activist
my dwarf lionfish has developed a hole in his tail and it looks to be getting worse. Tank conditions are good only nitrates a bit high at 15, i just added nitrate sponge to help with this. It first looked like a cigarette burn hole in the centre, now it has split away from the body and separated at the bottom of his tail. I cant see any other symptoms, redness is not present or not visible cause he is red, he is eating ok, and otherwise looks normal. Shall i just maintain excellent water quality, or do i need to medicate him or give him vitamins. He eats mainly guppies and freshwater feeders or frozen whitebait. If i feed him more SW live food will this help him heal , and is nutrition and water quality the way to treat this. TIA