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Hello all

There is a neat hole at the belly of my baby mbu . it's been there for a month. The mbu is about 4 inches

It looks liken someone removed a piece of the white belly and the pink flesh beneath is showing. zero nitrites and nitrates constantly below 10ppm.

The fish is healthy otherwise and shows good activity and hunts actively.

I had suspected that a crayfish had pinched this hole out of his belly ( seen a few times on my puffers... Crayfish death fight) but I have no proof either

Started melafix 4 days ago. Not much signs of improvement so far

Any inputs appreciated !

Also try to put some aloe vera on the tank (1 15 cm leave per each 60Gala

Highly unlikely for the Cray to pinch a hole. As their skin are rubbery, they will leave 2 very small "dots" instead but not so much to puncture or do any real damage. Prior to the open hole, did U notice anything else there? I am worried it could be something more sinister.. I had a very bad experience once.

RVS, thank you for the advise.

Scpion, nothing prior.. he has always been very active and eats well.

What was your bad experience ? what was your finding from that ?

Any ammonia? Anything sharp in the tank? Have you noticed him sleeping anyplace odd, like a heater?

This was what happened to mine.. though it seems quite extreme.. Happened over just a couple of days. But yours doesnt sound like it..

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