ram internal bleeding?

[eurostar]

hey today my ram got a large red blotch right above his stomach looks almost like hes bleeding inside or something. anyone know what this could be? can this problem/disease spread to other fish?

 

[Ghost_knife]

sounds like Septicemia, poor water conditions

 

[eurostar]

i checked my water today nitrate nitrite and amonia was perfect
or is it something else in the water that does this

 

[Ghost_knife]

could be bacterial, try moving to QT setup and melafix or marycn

 

[eurostar]

but what about the other fish in the tank will it spread to them, should they all be quarantined?

 

[DarkEntity]

Really depends what it turns out to be, id look at him first, then consider treating the entire tank dependand on diagnosis

 

[eurostar]

looks like his heart exploded

 

[LunchBox]

hmmm not sure if this helps but my rams (I have a blue and a bolivian) both have pinkish-red areas near their bellies and it appears to be a normal thing for them (had them since purchase and both seem very healthy)

if it's a very dark red I would be concerned.

 

[eurostar]

yeah female rams have the light red stomach but this was dark red