BTA Disease?

[Tethered_Limbs]

i havent read anything about diseases, although ive looked. so idk what to think about this.....

first pic is about 10 min before the others.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

first and second pic.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

i keep looking at it, there were amphipods near the wound last time i checked. it looked like he was inflating to move during the last 3 pics, but now he looks settled.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

the swollen green ball has deflated but its stell green, with a prety big lesion to one side of it, and there is brown on the other side of the lesion, that may be the foot tho

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

idk if its spreading to the foot or wat....

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

the white is the lesion, the brown is foot, i hope......

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

looks like the green ball is coming back

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

updates, ball getting bigger....

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

the tear is only getting bigger, and the nem has stopped inflating. doesnt look good.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

this nem has been in my tank since august of last year, no rocks could have pinched it. i think it was my damsel nipping at it from underneath. its lil home is in the rock where this nem is. the damsel also bit my paly frag that i put on the same rock so thats why im coming to this.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

That's really weird. Damsels have been known to strip the flesh of a lps or sps in order to mate and lay eggs on the skeleton. Perhaps it's trying to do the same? Has it changed behavior/appearance lately?

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

the damsel? i havent noticed any difference. the nem is walking around and it has never moved since the day i got it. its actually somewhat inflated right now, i would never recommend anyone chop a unhealthy nem. but if it continues to deteriorate ill prolly chop it in half in hopes to save the good side.

 

[ssgtgonzo]

Yes, i was referring to the damsel, sorry for the confusion. I was thinking it may be trying to spawn. They typically take on a different coloration and/or get more aggressive when spawning.

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[Tethered_Limbs]

there are 2 of them in there, both on mean to eachother. each to their side of the 75 gallon. they change colors all the time with mood, but nothing permanent that i can tell. they both defend their dens tho

 

[killerbubbles]

Any inverts bothering it? I usually put my sick nems in a plastic breeder box.

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

R.I.P. Nem. your next damsel. :thumbdown

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

wth, why wont my pic work

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

wow w.e. pic of a large hole in the foot.