Sick Hippo - What is this? Not a parasite

Phillybean · 11/27/2008, 06:59 PM

I'm going to Mexico for a week in 4 days and need to know how I should handle this...only one spot.

Its weird, you see how it almost looks round, but there is a chunk that looks normal? That's where her fin goes when it is pointing up. Her fin on that side looks a little damaged as well.

ginger7286 · 11/30/2008, 10:28 AM

Could be ich...not a good photo. Could she have been playing and scrapped herself on a rock? Once in a while my hippo gets a small scuff and when I watch her dart in and out of the rocks I know why. Look up HEEL maybe it's that. What are your water parms? If you have not had water problems in the past that is probably not it. Keep an eye on her and good luck.

CoralBeautyII · 11/30/2008, 10:48 AM

blenny kiss?

but it does look like she scratched herself
mine tore up his face pretty bad when he had early stages of ich

Phillybean · 11/30/2008, 10:51 AM

Could just be a Blenny Kiss

I think she just knicked herself on some rocks. She sleeps/hides in a rock that has a small cave going thru it. It's a little tight.

Today, it's just about all gone. She isn't breathing fast any more and is eating like a pig

11/27/2008, 06:59 PM	#1
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	Sick Hippo - What is this? Not a parasite I'm going to Mexico for a week in 4 days and need to know how I should handle this...only one spot. Its weird, you see how it almost looks round, but there is a chunk that looks normal? That's where her fin goes when it is pointing up. Her fin on that side looks a little damaged as well. __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

11/30/2008, 10:28 AM	#2
ginger7286 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lake Worth, Florida Posts: 728	Could be ich...not a good photo. Could she have been playing and scrapped herself on a rock? Once in a while my hippo gets a small scuff and when I watch her dart in and out of the rocks I know why. Look up HEEL maybe it's that. What are your water parms? If you have not had water problems in the past that is probably not it. Keep an eye on her and good luck. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting "Holy crap...what a ride!" Current Tank Info: 125 Reef Tank, Precision Marine equipment with a live rock/sand filtration. 30G. Nano with 2 percs and a beautiful little Flaming Prawn Goby.

11/30/2008, 10:48 AM	#3
CoralBeautyII Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA Posts: 586	blenny kiss? but it does look like she scratched herself mine tore up his face pretty bad when he had early stages of ich __________________ 70 Gallon Cube. 90+ lbs Fiji Live Rock. 8x HO T5's, MP10. Inhabitants~Soft Corals, LPS, few SPS

11/30/2008, 10:51 AM	#4
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	Could just be a Blenny Kiss I think she just knicked herself on some rocks. She sleeps/hides in a rock that has a small cave going thru it. It's a little tight. Today, it's just about all gone. She isn't breathing fast any more and is eating like a pig __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!