Monti Cap Damage

[GeoSquid]

I have a monti cap and I occasionally get these white areas. They usually last for a couple days then it goes back to normal. Is this fish damage or something else?

 

[EnterName]

Have you checked if it's just substrate or some mucus that you could blow away with a turkey baster or feeding pipette?

If it would actually bleach in these spots it would not return to normal within a few days and usually bleaching starts from the outer rim and then spreads inward.

 

[BryanM]

I haven't ever had a monti get damaged and recover. I have a couple white spots on one now, and I am hoping he will recover.

 

[exnisstech]

I get this when detritus collects and isn't removed soon enough.

 

[GeoSquid]

I get this when detritus collects and isn't removed soon enough.

Hamm. It gets really good flow and I dont ever see detritus. It'll look damaged and then heal in about 3 days or so and then looks normal.

 

[GeoSquid]

I figured it out. I have some egg crate above the tank and I think i occasionally knock some salt off that gets crushed on. Some of that salt falls on the monti and kills little spots. The previous ones have mostly healed but I was doing some work around the tank and saw some fall but it took me awhile before I could blow it off. I have a few more spots from that now.