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Just noticed this spot my my wrasse, any idea what it could be? Everyone else in my tank appears healthy
Other occupants:
3 clowns
1 purple tang
1 yellow tang
1 Cleaner wrasse
1 Orchid dottyback
1 azure damselfish
1 snowflake eel, he’s been a model citizen
Wrasse appears to behaving normally
 
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Just noticed this spot my my wrasse, any idea what it could be? Everyone else in my tank appears healthy
Other occupants:
3 clowns
1 purple tang
1 yellow tang
1 Cleaner wrasse
1 Orchid dottyback
1 azure damselfish
1 snowflake eel, he’s been a model citizen
Wrasse appears to behaving normally
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Does appear to have some lifted scales
 

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Just noticed this spot my my wrasse, any idea what it could be? Everyone else in my tank appears healthy
Other occupants:
3 clowns
1 purple tang
1 yellow tang
1 Cleaner wrasse
1 Orchid dottyback
1 azure damselfish
1 snowflake eel, he’s been a model citizen
Wrasse appears to behaving normally
This is a wound injury which should heal on its own but I recommend treating in a separate tank using seachem neoplex
 

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It is extremely difficult (for me) to see anything with the blue light can you use a white light?
 

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