Stubby lost his head

[nirbhao]

20 long planted
Ammonia and nitrites zero
82° F
AquaClear 20
Blue rams- one male, one female
Harlequin rasboras - 7
Upgraded from a 10 gallon at the beginning of the year

Yesterday he was fine. This morning it looked like he had a popped blister.


Left for a few hours, and we came back, it looked like a gash.


I gave him a salt bath and moved him to the 10 gallon that has nothing but a modified Aqueon Whisper 10. I'll be getting a heater this evening. I dosed with PraziPro and MelaFix.

I dosed the main tank with Prazi Pro after a 50% water change.

What is this and what else do I need to do?

 

[nirbhao]

Wrong place

 

[OsciTheOscar]

Looks like he swam into something. It happends, will heal

 

[nirbhao]

Looks like he swam into something. It happends, will heal

That's what I thought this morning, but I was blown away by how bad it got over just a couple of hours. It seemed like it had to bee something more.

What can I do to help him heal?

 

[OsciTheOscar]

Clean water and some salt. Nature should take its coarse and have him back to normal in no time

 

[nirbhao]

Thank you so much. This is very reassuring information.

 

[OsciTheOscar]

You bet!

 

[nirbhao]

My husband thinks it's trauma as well. I'm still not entirely convinced it's not Costia, but I'm feeling better.

 

[nirbhao]

Combining threads
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=354099

Is it TB? The puzzle comes together

 

[OsciTheOscar]

Im just about 99% sure its trauma. If i could find it, ill post pics of my fish who did the same...

 

[OsciTheOscar]

This was in 2011
He healed up quick and was fine... did this a few times actually

 

[nirbhao]

The people on this forum are so hugely supportive and helpful. I really appreciate it.

 

[OsciTheOscar]

You bet!

 

[nirbhao]

He's still alive, but he is *very* unhappy.

 

[nirbhao]

Stubby no longer can keep himself upright. He was spinning in circles horizontally at the surface and then took a nose dive belly up. Then he lays on the bottom until something bumps him.

 

[Brookster123]

Oh man, that's bad.. his gills look awfully irritated??

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[OsciTheOscar]

At this point, there could be something else going on. Perhaps it caused him to move irratically and bump his head

 

[nirbhao]

He was hitting his head on everything shortly before he went into the spirals.

I euthanized him. Watching him try to get upright only to land face down in the substrate was terrible.

 

[OsciTheOscar]

Had that happen to 2 of my adult african cichlids... so much hope they return to normal but usually they dont... just makes you wonder what was happening. Was he being harassed at all?

 

[nirbhao]

I didn't see any harassment. There were seven Harlequin rasboras and the female ram he had previously spawned with. She's probably a third of his size.