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I noticed a small scratch on my fish 2 days ago and thought it was nothing. Yesterday it became a little bigger and I thought maybe it got injured on the rocks or something but today it spread even more. Here’s a picture. Please help me identify the disease and if there is a way to save my fish

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I noticed a small scratch on my fish 2 days ago and thought it was nothing. Yesterday it became a little bigger and I thought maybe it got injured on the rocks or something but today it spread even more. Here’s a picture. Please help me identify the disease and if there is a way to save my fish

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This is an injury that has become severely infected and looks to be bacterial. Fish will need Immediate quarantine in a separate tank and treated with Seachem Kanaplex and ammonia level monitored with a reliable test kit. Add aeration with air stone also during treatment.
 
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Tghis is an injury that has become severely infected and looks to be bacterial. Fish will need Immediate quarantine in a separate tank and treated with Seachem Kanaplex and ammonia level monitored with a reliable test kit. Add aeration with air stoner also during treatment.
Thank you for your reply
 

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That is quite a severe issue - do you know when it started/how long has the fish been in the tank. are the lesions on only one side? Are there other symptoms - did you QT the fish? BTW - Agree with Vetteguy kanamycin (or neomycin) would certainly be indicated.
 

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PS- is the 'scratch' the line thats seen connecting the 2 areas that are involved?
 

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