Smith's Blenny Diseased.......I think

[JxMetal]

So I come home today and look at my smith's blenny and it's got a beard! Well, half a beard and and really hair eyebrow. At least that's what it looks like. I think it may be some sort of fungus. But what do I do?

He's got 2 little patches of "hair" it's white and kind of fluffy looking.

Here's the best pictures I could get.

 

[pewter_jean]

I don't know what it is, but I would get it in the QT tank asap.
Nice looking fish otherwise. I like it.
Hopefully you found this in time.
Good Luck.

 

[JxMetal]

Yeah........the QT thing...........don't got one of those. But if someone would like to put it in their QT it'd be appreciated.

 

[JxMetal]

New picture.

 

[capncapo]

Are you sure he didn't get a hold of a bristleworm? That doesn't look like any fungus I've seen.

 

[Letmegrow]

Ditto what the Capn' said.

 

[JxMetal]

Come to think of it, we do have a bristleworm that's about a foot long.

And I did see him moving from the blenny's home today.

I originally looked at the urchin, but the urchin bristles are too thick and long for this.

What should I do? try to catch him then pull them out?

 

[JxMetal]

Or cleaner shrimp?

 

[Letmegrow]

They will work their way out, I believe you should do nothing Lebowski.

 

[JxMetal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7984256#post7984256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Letmegrow
I believe you should do nothing Lebowski.

I've done that before, so I think I can manage to do it again.