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PoissonRouge

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Hi all,

coming for some advice from the community. One of my favorite tank buddies, my one spot foxface, has just got a circular "wound" on his side. Just one, and I hadn't noticed it yesterday. I love this guy, and don't want him to be suffering or be sick. He's eating very well and swims around.
I do have a yellow tang and a kole tang but they have always be nice to Mr Fox. Also have two RBtAs but again none of these was introduced recently.
Two days ago, I got a cleaner wrasse and a melanarus wrasse. Can these be mean??
I will try to take a picture tomorrow but basically I want to know if I should QT the patient (to protect him from more attacks if this was the cause or to prevent any disease to spread)? What is it most likely cause from your experience?

my 90g tank is currently doing great (WC planned this Wednesday), corals thriving, and fish happy.
my other fishes are: cardinals, two percula clowns, a yellow coris wrasse, a diamond goby and a couple of firefish.

thanks for any tips in the meantime
 
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+1 on that picture
Here you go!
Looks a bit better somehow today as if it had closed up already. But better be safe than sorry. And would like to know if this is a usual think with FF.
Thanks

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Probably an injury. Healthy fish tend to heal pretty quickly in a healthy tank with good water quality. I would leave him and watch closely. No need to stress him out my moving to qt just yet. Might add some selcon to his food If it gets worse, have antibiotics on standby and treat him in qt. As I get more and more fish, I have made it a habit to have just about every antibiotic, dewormer, antiparasitic on hand That way,you can move and treat without having to run all over town tracking down meds
 

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Yes looks like an injury. Probably scrapped on a rock or something. Should heal quick. Like webster said. Just monitor.
 

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I agree..I've seen these types of things before..Let's hope it's just that.

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Thanks all! Your answers are reassuring. I will monitor but looks much better already. It's interesting to see the healing process in fish is actually pretty fast. I will read more about it I think.
Glad that it's not a bug!


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Probably an injury. Healthy fish tend to heal pretty quickly in a healthy tank with good water quality. I would leave him and watch closely. No need to stress him out my moving to qt just yet. Might add some selcon to his food If it gets worse, have antibiotics on standby and treat him in qt. As I get more and more fish, I have made it a habit to have just about every antibiotic, dewormer, antiparasitic on hand That way,you can move and treat without having to run all over town tracking down meds

I do have another tank that I can set up as QT, but yes I should probably get some broad spectrum antibiotics / anti parasitic just in case to avoid a last minute rush.


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