Hole in the Head on Corydora?? Help.

[~Kswords~]

:huh:Is this what this is? It is where his left nostril should be. At first I thought it was just a scrape, but now it's gotten deeper. It's red, and looke like a scoop was taken out of his nose there...


Anyone lead me to some ideas? Is hole in the head possible for a corydora? I thought this was only common in Oscars, Discus, and that. I also considrerd it being a possible ulcer??

Oh it's a Spotted Corydora...not sure of the scientific name though

 

[satanpie]

ouch, not sure what it is, all i know is....STRESS COAT and lots of it

 

[J double R]

ouch, not sure what it is, all i know is....STRESS COAT and lots of it

why? stress coat isnt going to cure anything.

looks like HITH to me, but i've never seen HITH on a corydoras cat.

 

[tanker]

That's not a disease, he either scraped himself, or someone bit him.

 

[~Kswords~]

All that is in with him are baby Koi swordtails who are only 1 inch big.

He is currently in isolation...as to not infect anything else, and prevention has been taken in the main tank already...

 

[J double R]

That's not a disease, he either scraped himself, or someone bit him.

something that deep cannot possibly be inflicted by scraping or biting.. unless it was done by a melon scraper.

i know HITH seems unlikely, but thats honestly what it looks like.

 

[~Kswords~]

Alright, HITH it is, thanks guys for clarification! I have started treatment immediately...

 

[J double R]

excellent. make sure to keep that water pristine! that looks to be a fairly serious case, if that is indeed what it is.. so be careful, and watch your other fish.

 

[~Kswords~]

oh don't worry i'm monitoring very closely, just lost one betta yesterday to dropsy, not in this same tank, different area of the house....i can't bare to deal with losing more.

 

[~Kswords~]

Okay now it's growing fungus ......there are medications in with him...how is this possible?