Bicolor blenny cheek bruise

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Hi everyone,

I noticed a couple weeks ago a bruise in the cheek of my bicolor blenny. Since he was eating and goofing around as always, I decided to wait and see if it would go away but, unfortunately, it is still there. Any ideas what it might be? I hope the photos can help.

Thank you.

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Weird - it is just on the one side? This isn't a symptom of any of the "classic" diseases, so that's a good thing! Due to the length of time it has had it, and as long as it is still eating, I wouldn't treat it. The only other thing is that there is a parasitic isopod that can get into a fish's gill chamber, where it eats away at the gills. Try to get a view from behind the fish, when it opens its gills to breathe, if you see a dark plated thing living there, it could be that. I have never seen those on a blenny, but I did a quick check and they have been recorded from blennies before.

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Weird - it is just on the one side? This isn't a symptom of any of the "classic" diseases, so that's a good thing! Due to the length of time it has had it, and as long as it is still eating, I wouldn't treat it. The only other thing is that there is a parasitic isopod that can get into a fish's gill chamber, where it eats away at the gills. Try to get a view from behind the fish, when it opens its gills to breathe, if you see a dark plated thing living there, it could be that. I have never seen those on a blenny, but I did a quick check and they have been recorded from blennies before.

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Thank you very much for the answer Jay. Yes, it is just on one side and the rest of the body seems perfectly fine. I will try to take a look from behind, but as you may know, bicolor blennies are not a "stand in the open" fish. :p
 
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I managed to get some better(ish) pictures. Maybe they can help.

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It seems to be spreading to me, especially towards the back. Is there any way you can move it to a QT and treat with antibiotics? If not, a distant second choice would be to mix kanaplex with focus and its food, and dose it orally.
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It seems to be spreading to me, especially towards the back. Is there any way you can move it to a QT and treat with antibiotics? If not, a distant second choice would be to mix kanaplex with focus and its food, and dose it orally.
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Yeah, I can move it to a QT. Which antibiotic do you recommend (and how to use it)?
 

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I think that kanaplex is a good choice for these issues, just follow label directions.
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