Rummy nose injured.

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  1. Lowflyer7

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    Hi guys and girls

    I think one of my Rummy Nose has been injured. His scales on one side of his body have gone white and are slightly lifted. His face is still very red, but he tends to stick around on his own out of the current. Any help or advice on what to do would be much appreciated.

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    Lowflyer7, Dec 7, 2019
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    Could be dropsy... very tough to treat it
     
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    I've had fish with dropsy before, which usually covers the entire body of the fish. This is only on one side and is covering a small area. Not sure that it's dropsy, but could be wrong.
     
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    Looks like it has scraped itself on something
    At this stage just keep the water clean and monitor for secondary fungal infections. And treat that if it happens accordingly.

    You may want to look over the decor in the tank and see if there are any obvious sharp / rough bits of wood or stone, and remove those to prevent this from happening again
     
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