Coral Beauty may have HLLE

[cjrudy]

Or just a nick gone bad?

I have been quarantining a coral beauty and flame angel in a 29g biocube, each has a half of tank separated by a divider.

The coral beauty has a sore below his eye which may be HLLE or Hole in the head disease.

I know stress may be a factor and since he is in a small tank should I take the leap and transfer him to the big tank (90G). Since there is really no other treatment.


I originally thought he nicked himself on a rock on wednesday, now three days later it looks worse.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

can we see a picture?

 

[cjrudy]

Very tough, but here are a few I cropped.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

can these two Angels see each other through the divider?

 

[cjrudy]

Yes, in an effort to keep a coral beauty and flame together, I am quarantining them together before introducing them into the DT at the same time.

And the divider is acrylic that I drilled holes in for flow, one thought is he nicked his face on a rough edge of one of the holes.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I'll bet the 'beauty got hurt on the acrylic divider

I'll bet the 'beauty got hurt on the acrylic divider

your plan is bad from the jump.

Do not attempt to keep two similarly sized Angelfish species in the same aquarium. It's a recipe for disaster. Do research.

Centropyge are haremic. Try multiple specimens of the same species.

 

[cjrudy]

I appreciate and respect your opinion Gary. Although I have talked with many people that have successfully kept two dwarf angel together for years. I understand its hit or miss but those that have had success introduce them into the new tank together as juveniles.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

your 'beauty doesn't have hille

 

[cuch]

I agree with gary i added a multi color angel and i frogot i had a potters angel in my 180 the potters attacked him! same size same family is a no no !