Bloody nose!?

[manycolors]

I have a tank about 4 months old and i just noticed that rite above the mouth of my clown fish (nose) it is swollen and on the sides of the bump it is red, I don't have a working camera rite now but i will try and get one if needed... i just want to know if anyone might have any idea what this might be off the top of thier heads,,, or could it just be a physical wound? I hope i gave enough information

 

[sepulatian]

It could be a wound. If there is red around it then it could also be infected. How is he eating? Could you please post your water readings? What all is in the tank?

 

[manycolors]

He has been eating very well and he is acting perfectly normal, It looks like it might be getting smaller just in the past 24 hours

I'm no einstein when it comes to fish but it doesn't look infected, just red like it might be a scrape.... there is about 15lbs of live rock (adding more when lfs gets next shippment) HOB protein skimmer, cannister filter, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 smaller clown, 1 mexican turbo, 2 hermits, 3 nasserus snails
Am-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-15-20
Calcium-420
S.G.- 1.026
Temp-80
Tank size: 55
Hope this is enough information

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by ManyColors
He has been eating very well and he is acting perfectly normal, It looks like it might be getting smaller just in the past 24 hours

I'm no einstein when it comes to fish but it doesn't look infected, just red like it might be a scrape.... there is about 15lbs of live rock (adding more when lfs gets next shippment) HOB protein skimmer, cannister filter, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 smaller clown, 1 mexican turbo, 2 hermits, 3 nasserus snails
Am-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-15-20
Calcium-420
S.G.- 1.026
Temp-80
Tank size: 55
Hope this is enough information
Keep an eye on it. Your tank params are good. Let us know what happens!

 

[manycolors]

Thr ed bump has now turned into a white bump and i think is slowly getting worse... He has not eaten in the past couple days, he is just sitting on the bottom and he started breathing heavy last night! Help some one, any ideas?

 

[manycolors]

I have a picture,, how do i post it?

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by ManyColors
I have a picture,, how do i post it?
Minimize it to 500 pixels, then on here, after you click on reply, scroll down and click on manage attatchments.