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    Default Is this hole in head?

    It started as a few white dots about 5 days ago. Now I am guessing I will have to put it down.
    https://youtu.be/rPFakYaxsAY
    If not, what is it and is there a treatment?
    Water is 86 degress, pH is about 7.8, hardess less than 5 degrees, nitrates and nitrates 0

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    Default Re: Is this hole in head?

    not sure, will wait for mods response. but that isn't what the holes in mine looked like.

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    Default Re: Is this hole in head?

    Please fill out the entire questionnaire (link above) and repost with more details about your tank. Can you get some closer shots of the forehead? 5 days is very fast progression. Do you have a quarantine tank?

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    Default Re: Is this hole in head?

    Here are a couple of pictures that I took today. I plan to out it down tonight.20180130_153100_resized.jpg20180130_153045_resized.jpg

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    Default Re: Is this hole in head?

    Sorry for the delay here. Thats not hole in the head as commonly known but if you do nothing it will rupture and leave a huge hole. its a bacterial infection. By the looks of it its systemic.Im afraid the prognosis isnt good but I have seen at least one case where the fish survived and healed but had scars.

    If you want try and save it, kanamycin or oxytetracycline are your best bets.

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