Last night i noticed this pinch on my wrasse, it very much looked like a pinch into a raised bump. Now today, the white spot has expanded to a larger area and looks smooth. Im also missing 2 anthias. I cant tell if i have a crab biting then at night or if it is a disease/infection. Any ideas would be appreciated!
This is a physical injury and one to keep an eye on for healing and not becoming red or sore which would require treatment using seachem Neoplex in a separate treatment tank. These guys startle easily and are subject to scrape injuryLast night i noticed this pinch on my wrasse, it very much looked like a pinch into a raised bump. Now today, the white spot has expanded to a larger area and looks smooth. Im also missing 2 anthias. I cant tell if i have a crab biting then at night or if it is a disease/infection. Any ideas would be appreciated!
That’s my worry too. I ran a full set of tests today. Ammonia is 0, and nitrate stays pretty consistently between 2–5 ppm (2 today). The only thing that’s really elevated is my calcium is 526 ppm, magnesium is 1,525 ppm, and alkalinity is 10.3 dKH. I haven’t dosed anything, so I’m assuming the elevated Ca/Mg are from a bad batch of Reef Crystals. Salinity is 35 ppt. I know the Ca and Mg are higher than ideal, but I wouldn’t think those levels would be enough to cause the kind of issues I’m seeing with the fish.
