What is that on my Orchid Dottyback's nose?

[ukmarks123]

Does anyone know what this is?

 

[jpa0741]

Do you have any nems that might have stung him?

 

[PIPSTER]

I don't know, but that looks similar to what is on my clown's face for over a week. He is acting normal, so I don't think it's harmful.
It seems to disappear if I turn the blues off my LEDs. I can't get him to sit still long enough to take a pic.

Does your fish act normal?

 

[ukmarks123]

I don't have any Nems and yes he is acting normal.

 

[ThRoewer]

Could be a bacterial infection.


This thread should be moved to the Fish Disease Treatment sub forum.

 

[ukmarks123]

Looks like my Dottyback has died. No trace of him. It's weird cuz I only noticed that thing on his nose yesterday morning and he was eating and acting perfectly normal, and by the time I got home from work there was no trace of him. Another mystery.

 

[NMSREEFER]

My Dottie is hyper- moving through the rocks very fast. I would guess an injury infected with bacteria and maybe fungus.

 

[ukmarks123]

I think your right. An infected injury seems most probable. All my other fish are fine.

 

[ThRoewer]

A bacterial infection is the most likely cause of death, but usually you don't get this kind of bacterial infections if there is not another problem going on with the tank.

I have a pair and there is a quite a bit of chasing going on but none of them has ever ran into a rock or coral. These guys are pretty good at snaking around sharp edges at high speed.
But for about a month, right after I put her in the tank, the female got an infection (possibly Uronema) and developed a big hole in her side. I had her already on the loss list but she hung in there and it healed completely. Based on that I would say, if the conditions are good they can handle a lot but they are quite sensitive to bad water quality and high bacterial loads.