Foxface rabbit fish injured

[jsc0092]

My fox face has a black ring on its side. Wasn’t there yesterday. I’m thinking that my Blenny has bitten it. Im new at all this and am wondering what I need to do.

 

[KrisReef]

I’m sorry to say that these fish are challenging to keep in captivity because they’re prone to this kind of behavior. They change color/spots depending upon how they feel. Fish looks happy!

 

[jsc0092]

I’m sorry to say that these fish are challenging to keep in captivity because they’re prone to this kind of behavior. They change color/spots depending upon how they feel. Fish looks happy!

Which fish is challenging to keep the blenny or the foxface?

 

[Isaac Alves]

I haven’t seen a bite mark like that before. I would think that injured flesh on a fox face would be whitish in color. At least on my fox face it shows healing that way.

I can’t tell the size of the fish from the picture but that ring looks large(?)

 

[jsc0092]

I haven’t seen a bite mark like that before. I would think that injured flesh on a fox face would be whitish in color. At least on my fox face it shows healing that way.

I can’t tell the size of the fish from the picture but that ring looks large(?)

The foxface is roughly 4 inches. The black ring is probably a little smaller than a dime.

The blenny is pretty big probably 5 inches

 

[Mark Goode]

We call our Foxface 'Wolverine', both because of his colouration and the speed he heals after a fight with my hippo tang. Hopefully yours is the same.

 

[Mark Goode]

I haven’t seen a bite mark like that before. I would think that injured flesh on a fox face would be whitish in color. At least on my fox face it shows healing that way.

Strange. After being razored by my hippo tang, the wound on my foxface was also brown - which got me panicking about infections and the like - but it healed rapidly.

 

[Isaac Alves]

Strange. After being razored by my hippo tang, the wound on my foxface was also brown - which got me panicking about infections and the like - but it healed rapidly.

Maybe it does get slightly brown. They do heal fast. I've had mind for almost 10 years and will get scratched now and again. I haven't seen a bite ring before.