Hole on Pangasius

[TropGal]

Hi. Im looking for general advice please. I have 2 pangasius catfish which ive not had problems with at all over the last 2 years. However yesturday I noticed on the side of one a a white marked area. At 1st glance it looked like a fungus patch but after managing to get a good look it is actualy a hole right through the body!!! When he goes up to gulp air, bubbles pass right through and out it. I havent a clue what has happened, there are no sharp objects in there and this one doesnt skit out, actualy a real chilled fish. The other one is and has always been nervous, infact a nervous wreck. Hides away all day. You have to sit with room lights off to see it swim around. I wasnt sure if maybe this one had freaked out and rammed into side of the other one causing a wound?

The wounded fish is still happy in itself but I am concerned. Should I be treating the fish for its wound?? How quick do they heal? The wound is just behind the Gill.

Any advice much appreciated.

 

[TropGal]

It doesnt matter now. He died last night Wasnt expecting that as he was still active and feeding and seemed ok. Then all of a sudden he went into a cave, flipped over and died!! At 1st I thought he was stressed as they can do that and play dead but I soon realised he passed on

 

[Dixon]

that sucks losing a fish you had for that long.
sorry

 

[TropGal]

Yeh it does I was really fond of him (as all my fish)

The other Pangasius isnt the same now either. I think that ones missing him as she is just sitting at the bottom quite depressed. Think she is lonely

 

[Dixon]

Yeh it does I was really fond of him (as all my fish)

The other Pangasius isnt the same now either. I think that ones missing him as she is just sitting at the bottom quite depressed. Think she is lonely

thats sad too. it happended to one of my rays the male died and the female went in a huff for a few weeks and was off food for a couple of days.

 

[Shocker6966]

Take a close look at the pectorals on your other Shark - they are like most every other catfish with their spiny fins. There's a minute possibility that in a spaz one speared the other. Unlikely but it's possible and once there was a wound, then it would be the opening for the infection that lead to the abscess that opened up.

Right now one of mine has a tragic wound on one of his pectorals from a net. He's doing fine, but it's ugly with the ball of white skin that's been pushed back over the bone. Crazy thing is, it actually made a crying sound when I was ripping it out of the net as gingerly as my big clumsy hands could.