German Blue Ram - White Puss On Head

[mark4785]

Hi,

I introduced a female GBR to my aquarium about 2 months ago and after she spawns the male I paired her with eats all of the eggs she lays and then becomes quite aggressive towards her. While the eggs are visible, they get a long very well and the female actually shows more aggression towards the male.

Typically he will swim after her very quickly and chase her to the back of the aquarium. She started to hide behind a rock and lose her colours and each time she dared to come out she was chased back behind the rock by the male. Due to this, it was very hard to get her to eat anything so I have transferred her into a separate community aquarium.

At the moment she is spitting her flake food out (which she normally enjoyed) and she has a white spot on her head which I am unable to distinguish from other ailments. Here are some pics of the white spot:

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I have an idea of what the ailment may be but I don't want to influence another's view so if you think you know what it is so I can apply the most appropriate treatment, I'd really appreciate your input.

I am going out on the 10/7/11 to a LFS so, if possible, a diagnosis would be appreciated in the next few hours!


Thank you,

Mark.

 

[mark4785]

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[mark4785]

I've diagnosed the issue has a bacterial infection contained within an ulcer since the similar illness called 'hole in the head' doesn't usually have a puss filled cavity. I've looked closely at the Ram's head and it appears that the white spot has sunk very slightly into the head which is a bit concerning.

I have placed the Ram in a 20 litre non-cycled aquarium containing an appropriate Waterlife treatment due to the fact that the treatment can heavily reduce nitrifying bacteria in cycled aquariums.

 

[CrazyAirborne]

whats in your water causing the pics to look like its snowing?

 

[Athena]

whats in your water causing the pics to look like its snowing?

LOL I was just about to ask the same thing! When you click to enlarge the pic it is full of tiny little white things - straight white lines - can't quite make out what they are!

Are they some kind of planaria?

Athena

 

[mark4785]

whats in your water causing the pics to look like its snowing?

Hey,

They are tiny bubbles created from the venturi feature which is a part of my filter.

As mentioned above, the white spot appears to sink very slightly into the GBR's head.

What am I dealing with here? A standard bacterial infection or something more serious like hole in the head?

EDIT: She is still spitting the flake food out so appetite is still at 0%.

Mark.