Copperband red beak

[NC2WA]

Copperband has been in a 100g QT for 8wks with NO issues. I was getting ready to move it to the DT and was giving all the fish one last look over and notice the bottom beak was red. I just completed a 6 day treatment of PraziPro.

It is eating aggressively and the other two fish (naso tang and yellow pyramid BF) look good.

Question (for Lee): What is this? Is this a bacterial infection? Is there medication I can give it.?

FWIW, Ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0, pH is 8.2, Salinity is 1.023

At this point, I am leaving it in the QT until I identify what this is, but will move the other 2 fish (naso tang and yellow pyramid BF) to the DT today.

thanks

 

[Krish]

I have no idea what it is Kirk, but I just wanted to know if you happened to have a picture of it just to have for future reference as well as personal general knowledge? I like to know these things incase it may be useful down the road. If not, no worries. Whatever Lee ID's it as I could always just google it.

Good luck man and I hope it is nothing serious.

 

[NC2WA]

Krish,

Unfortuantely not, I tried and the pics are awful..just visualize a vein in the beak that is bleeding (or red)..that is what it looks like..

 

[leebca]

Not a good idea to quarantine multiple fishes together, unless they were there for a treatment, coming from an infected DT.

Without a photo I can't say much. I would recommend that you begin immediately to lower the specific gravity to 1.014 units. Do this with a properly calibrated refractometer. The lowering should be done over a 2-day period, slowly but at a relatively steady pace.

This will reduce bleeding/hemorrhaging should this be the case. I will need photos to go much further. Without photos, make sure the tank water quality is top notch. These fish need top water quality. Remove any meds previously used. Perform a huge (over 80%) water change. I shouldn't have to mention it, but for others that read here. . .Follow the guidelines here for that change: How to Make a Successful Water Change.

Have a systemic antibiotic standing by in case this is an internal infection. One such is Maracyn Two for Saltwater Fish. (Maracyn Two for Freshwater fish is okay too).

Waiting for photos. . .