White patch comes and goes

[Nick862]

Any ideas what this could be? He's active and feeds every time, looks health other than the white patch on his back, all other fish are fine. My salinity is a bit hi but not life threatening and every thing else seems to be heathy,

Thanks

 

[boosted_msp]

I had one that had that on its head. From what I understand is the females can begin to turn a gray color with dark bands around the tail. "She" decided to go for a swim and and got Into the overflow. My new one doesn't have the white spot but has lighter bands beginning to show around the tail.

 

[Nick862]

Ok thanks

 

[Nick862]

So ten days on and things have got really bad for this little guy, he has a huge hole in his body, I can see its spine and insides but he won't die? I found my blood shrimp eating it alive today, pretty disturbing really!! Any one know what's going on? None of my other fish have this problem and look healthy

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Dude that looks so bad, I think you should euthanize the fish. Sorry bro

 

[boosted_msp]

Any chance its hlle?

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

QT him, try some melafix and primafix? Ya there'sa chance but he looks bad

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Maybe get him a pistol shrimp, as they take care of one another.

 

[Raleighfishnerd]

Pistol shrimp would prob try to eat him if he is that sick wouldn't it.

 

[ivan_dalmatia]

Don't you have one already? Sorry just looked at your pics??? A pistol

 

[Nick862]

I can't catch it to QT it, tried a bottle trap but it feeds only when food floats by so baiting the trap up just catches all my other fish, I thing it's to far gone to save him but I would like to know what the problem is? Any one know, could it be a skin condition or maybe a parasite?