Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: TrailerParkFishTanks on April 22, 2014, 10:39:25 PM

Title: can hole in the head be elsewhere on the body? what does my fish have
Post by: TrailerParkFishTanks on April 22, 2014, 10:39:25 PM

i came home this evening and my male fuelleborni has something odd on the side of his body. about half way down his body he has a scale with redness underneath it. im not sure if he banged it on something or it he has a possible parasite. it doesnt seem o be slowing him down at all. hes hell bent on breeding with at least on of his females tonight. ill try to catch him and get a picture of it. does anyone have any ideas on what it could possibly be?

Title: Re: can hole in the head be elsewhere on the body? what does my fish have
Post by: Regalblue on April 22, 2014, 11:30:00 PM

Kinda worthless without pictures

Yes, hole in the head is called HLLE for short. (Head & Lateral Line Erosion )

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/disease/HITH-HLLE.php