black face

[Gvillboy]

I have a thick skin 44 (obliquiden) female and half of her face turned black. Any idea why it would do so?

 

[HUKIT]

I've never kept very many Vics but I would post some pictures of what your describing.

 

[Gvillboy]

The face is better...I ended up taking her out of my big tank and putting her in the 10 gallon..

 

[HUKIT]

It's hard to see clearly but I don't think I would worry about that at all, sometimes you'll see black spots which could be related to stress or diet but if the blackening is even coloration then don't worry.

 

[Gvillboy]

Ok thanks....so I looked at her again tonight and it looks like her face is rotten.. it has a hole in it....Wtf? No what's wrong with her!

 

[Oscarr19]

It's a disease I don't know much about it though.

 

[Gvillboy]

It's a disease I don't know much about it though.

Should I separate her from the rest of my fish

 

[Gvillboy]

The only thing she'll eat is blood worms....I have no clue what's wrong with her and it's kinda pissing me off cause she just had about 15 fry and now this....

 

[Oscarr19]

I just read up on the disease. You should QT the fish in a clean tank preferably without gravel. Remove any carbon from the filter and feed the fish vitamin enriched flakes. Also do daily water changes. From what I've read the only way to cure this disease is clean water, no carbon and feed it vitamin enriched foods.

 

[Gvillboy]

What is the disease called and thanks for the info....I really appreciate it.

 

[Oscarr19]

Hole in the head or head and lateral line erosion disease. Oh and no problem I do what I can to help

 

[Mogurako]

That is most defiantly Hole in the head, it is normally cause by poor water conditions and stress. The best cure for it from what I understand is lots of water changes and a good diet.

I found this article while doing some research.

http://www.worldcichlids.com/diseases/Adamhith.html

Hope your fish gets better.

 

[HUKIT]

Try to post some closer pictures of the head area, while HLLE is not impossible it's not very common in africans and it doesn't cause skin pigment to change color either.

 

[Mogurako]

Try to post some closer pictures of the head area, while HLLE is not impossible it's not very common in africans and it doesn't cause skin pigment to change color either.

Could the pigment change be do to the stress of whatever is affecting the fish?

 

[Gvillboy]

I took her out for a second to take this picture and now she about dead....its like she is fighting for air....

 

[Gvillboy]

So the color is fading away but a hole developed....Wtf....

 

[HUKIT]

Where is the hole behind the eye?

 

[Gvillboy]

Yes it's the pink spot right behind the eye

 

[HUKIT]

Thats a bacterial infection not HLLE and needs to be treated immediately with a medication like Fungus Clear by Jungle or Paraguard or Kaneplex by Seachem.

 

[Gvillboy]

I started treating with maroxy I think that how you spell it lol but she's starting to clear up and eat again....I'm excited to see what happens!