Help! Six line...

[puffer911]

So when I woke up yesterday morning, I noticed my six line had pink blotches... not familiar with this. He seems active as always, and I have not discounted predation, but all I have in the tank is cleaners, sally light foot, emerald green, and rest of CUC (crabs/snails/sand star) seems to be eating when I fed pellets, and does not seem labored. No other crazies. He has been in tank for 5 months or more. First time this happened.

I also have been checking on him through today, and cannot tell if it is clearing up per say, still has blotches.

One side looks worse than the other, with some scuffing perhaps.

All values are OK. pH does normal swing as always. 8.2-8.3

All other fish/inverts seem to be doing great.

Is this bacterial, scrapes, or stress? Tried researching online to no avail.

I belong to Michigan Reefers and no answers there to be found and I see this site...so I hope I can utilize you all!

Thanks!

 

[puffer911]

One thing that may point to just bacterial is that my fox face has been "sloughing" which I read up because of possible skin parasitism. Yet, it could be just coincidental that it is venomous as well and renewing slime coat.

 

[sandwi54]

it's hard to tell from the small photo provided. do you have a larger, more clear and focused photo you could share?

 

[puffer911]

it's hard to tell from the small photo provided. do you have a larger, more clear and focused photo you could share?

He is so fast, that I cannot get a good shot...this is as best as I can do.

 

[puffer911]

Any takers? Help once more?

 

[b0bab0ey]

Don't know if this will help but:

I've read posts on here and other forums where wrasse owners complain about weird colored splotches on their wrasses. Seems it usually goes away on it's own. Some owners soak their wrasse's food in selcon and they claim that seems to help.