How can you tell...

[RocketEngineer]

Alright folks, I have a question.

I have a Citron goby that I picked up 2/12/11 and I noticed a while back that it has a white spot on its side.

There are also a pair of dots at the base of the dorsal fin.

Now, I know you are all thinking ich, but my problem with that diagnosis is I thought ich came and went in a week or less and these spots has been on the fish for much longer than that (3+weeks).

Any idea what this spot could be? A scar maybe? More curious than anything else.

Thanks in advanced.
RocketEngineer

 

[sneakerpimp]

Ya, ich spots tend to move around if anything.

 

[hollister]

Dont look to scary. Many fish get ick but if your water conditions are up to par and the fish is healthy then it could fight it off easily...

 

[RocketEngineer]

Ich spots would come and go (change location). These three spots have been in exactly the same spot for 3 weeks.

 

[blue736]

I had one before, and it had 'spots' like that. but none ever moved.

 

[jeff@zina.com]

That's not ich, it looks more like a simple deficiency or a scar. Common in shipped fish, may disappear in a few months.

Jeff

 

[WhoDey64]

I agree with Jeff on this one.

Is his stomach really pinched or is that a fin in the way?

 

[RocketEngineer]

I had one before, and it had 'spots' like that. but none ever moved.

So you had a citron goby with the same kind of spots?

That's not ich, it looks more like a simple deficiency or a scar. Common in shipped fish, may disappear in a few months.

Jeff

Thats what I was thinking but I would rather check.

I agree with Jeff on this one.

Is his stomach really pinched or is that a fin in the way?

Actually, this fish uses his pectoral fins like a suction cup and sticks to the glass. This fish eats like a pig and will even go after stuff when I feed my corals.

RocketEngineer