This isn't my foxface, just trying to help out an acquaintance. He's currently copper treating for cryptocaryon, but I also see pop-eye, and are those turbellarians (black ich)? I also see scrapes on the eyes, missing scales on the dark part of the body, a recessed upper-lip, and a healed lesion on the left side. It looks like his right pectoral fin is mostly missing, but the owner said it's just the photos. Apparently it's had trouble with the dorsal spines since he got it. Poor little guy.
The owner has it in a 130 gallon tank, does water changes every 2 weeks, and he's never had more than about 7 fish in the tank (the foxface is the largest). He quarantines all new fish for 1-1.5 months and treats them with copper and prazi pro. It sounds like he has pretty good practices, but I suppose sometimes pathogens can evade them.
I understand the concept of secondary infections. How many diseases do you think are present on this fish? The prognosis doesn't look too good to me but I'd like to get some other opinions. He says the fish will still try to nibble on some nori, but he's also wondering if he should just euthanize it at this point.
The owner has it in a 130 gallon tank, does water changes every 2 weeks, and he's never had more than about 7 fish in the tank (the foxface is the largest). He quarantines all new fish for 1-1.5 months and treats them with copper and prazi pro. It sounds like he has pretty good practices, but I suppose sometimes pathogens can evade them.
I understand the concept of secondary infections. How many diseases do you think are present on this fish? The prognosis doesn't look too good to me but I'd like to get some other opinions. He says the fish will still try to nibble on some nori, but he's also wondering if he should just euthanize it at this point.
