Hello, I'm new to this forum and I decided that I would post about my bicolor blenny's unusual(?) condition here to hopefully get some answers.
So on the morning of May 20th as I turned on the light of my tank I saw that my bicolor blenny looked like he had a small cut on his right cheek. At first I thought that maybe he had gotten too close to the power head as he does like to poke around for food/algae on it. This is what he looked like May 24:
I've been observing him for the past weeks and I realized that the cut has only gotten bigger since. This is what he looked like today, June 12.
His tank mates include:
- 1 Fire Shrimp
- 1 orange spot goby
- 1 orange firefish
- 1 Clownfish
- appox. 10 or so blue-legged hermit crabs
- a lot of snails
All in a 30G tank.
They've all been in the tank together for almost a year and they've never seem to have any problems except for when the clownfish (male, who has grown considerably since I got him summer 2014) chases the firefish when it moves very rapidly. Even so, however, the clownfish doesn't do anything to the firefish except chase him a bit and they both get along fine.
The goby is pretty much always hiding and is probably the friendliest thing in the tank. The fire shrimp has little interaction with the blenny too.
The reason why I'm blabbering about this is because I seriously doubt that the tank mates were the ones who cut him. But of course, I could be wrong.
Aside from his cut on his cheek he is still very active, spends all his time outside, but his breathing is a bit fast.
What I want to know is if anyone has had something similar to this happen to any of their fish, and what they've done about it. Will he get better on his own or should I treat him with something? Is this some kind of condition? Is it rare or common amongst blennies? other fish?
I've tried researching this issue online various times already, but I have come to no results. I was hoping any experienced hobbyists would be able to give me the best advice!
Thank you!!
p.s. sorry for the bad quality photos, but I hope you can still somewhat tell what's going on!
So on the morning of May 20th as I turned on the light of my tank I saw that my bicolor blenny looked like he had a small cut on his right cheek. At first I thought that maybe he had gotten too close to the power head as he does like to poke around for food/algae on it. This is what he looked like May 24:
I've been observing him for the past weeks and I realized that the cut has only gotten bigger since. This is what he looked like today, June 12.
His tank mates include:
- 1 Fire Shrimp
- 1 orange spot goby
- 1 orange firefish
- 1 Clownfish
- appox. 10 or so blue-legged hermit crabs
- a lot of snails
All in a 30G tank.
They've all been in the tank together for almost a year and they've never seem to have any problems except for when the clownfish (male, who has grown considerably since I got him summer 2014) chases the firefish when it moves very rapidly. Even so, however, the clownfish doesn't do anything to the firefish except chase him a bit and they both get along fine.
The goby is pretty much always hiding and is probably the friendliest thing in the tank. The fire shrimp has little interaction with the blenny too.
The reason why I'm blabbering about this is because I seriously doubt that the tank mates were the ones who cut him. But of course, I could be wrong.
Aside from his cut on his cheek he is still very active, spends all his time outside, but his breathing is a bit fast.
What I want to know is if anyone has had something similar to this happen to any of their fish, and what they've done about it. Will he get better on his own or should I treat him with something? Is this some kind of condition? Is it rare or common amongst blennies? other fish?
I've tried researching this issue online various times already, but I have come to no results. I was hoping any experienced hobbyists would be able to give me the best advice!
Thank you!!
p.s. sorry for the bad quality photos, but I hope you can still somewhat tell what's going on!
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