Sand stuck to fish?

[hsanchez]

I have a bicolor pseudochromis(spelling?) and I bought him about 2 months ago. When I brought him home it looked like he had a white beard! I though maybe it was dead skin and would go away. But it hasn't. Now it seems that sand it stuck under his mouth. Not a couple of grains but alot. He it also looks like he has a grain on his eye. And some on his top fin. He is very energetic and likes to pick on the other fish and he eats like a monster. He also likes to pick up the sand and spit it all over my live rock.
None of the other fish in the tank appear to have this problem.
Any ideas?

 

[beth]

Can you post a picture? Is this not ich?

 

[hsanchez]

I've been trying to get a good close up of him. but my digital isn't all that great. But it does not lokk like any of the picture of ich i've seen. It looks and i am almost positive it is sand.

 

[beth]

LOL.....would not be the first time sand has been mistaken for ich, and, unfortunately, visa versa!

 

[hsanchez]

So should i just wait it out? He's been like this since I got him and none of the other fish seem affected.

 

[beth]

Can you just post a picture and let me look at it, even if its not so good.

 

[hsanchez]

These were taken about a month ago and the white under his mouth has gotten bigger.

 

[beth]

It looks like the skin has been rubbes off? Is it bumped or does it look like scrapped skin?

 

[hsanchez]

It looked like scraped skin at the time. But now the white you see in the pic is now completely covered with sand.

 

[beth]

Very ODD. It may just be a scrape, and the sand is sticking to the fish's natural slime coat which it would produce more of in an injured area. Is it getting bigger?

 

[hsanchez]

Yes, I guess when he picks up sand with his mouth, more and more gets stuck to the clump.