ID anthias issue

[RokleM]

This is one of eight Anthias in QT I received from liveaquaria. All seem to be doing well and are active (especially around feeding time, sheesh).

One however, has a small dark spot on the left, and two on the right that might be little bumps. I don't know if it was a "love tap" by the male that was added, an injury, or something worse.

They are eating everything, but mostly like mysis. Feed two or three times a day, their food is always dosed/soaked for at least a few minutes in kent garlic, selcon, and vita-chem.

It is worse than when it showed up a week ago, and I'm thinking about isolating her. All of them are in a joint 55 gal QT.

She's about 2.5" in length for a scale.

 

[masterqaz]

it looks like an injury cased by one of the other anthias it seemingly looks like a hemerage. i see this all the time with our anthias, there is always one that gets it. I would Qt it away from the others so that no further damage is caused. It can be pretty back if you leave it with the others.

 

[masterqaz]

there is still hope for this anthia for that isnt that bad. ive seen some pretty bad cases before. i'd hit it with an anti bact for secondard infection.

 

[RokleM]

Sounds like good advice and explanation.

Anyone else?

 

[RokleM]

Well good thing I got her out yesterday. She went to the "large reef in the sky" sometime this morning.

The other 7 look healthy, but I'm going to keep a watchful eye on them. They will be in QT at least another 4 weeks now.