Hole in head? flowerhorn

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Saintsaber

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Is this hole in the head


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And does this look serious he ramed the glass when he saw me and i think hes injured i dont know.
 
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This is the jaw injury i think?

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Doesn't look like HITH to me, although the pics are not very in focus. It would be unusual to get a single hole just there as a presetation of HITH also.

From the photo, I cannot see anything wrong with your FH's mouth.
 
THANKS!!!! wait thats bad..... i dosed the tank with general cure already will that effect my flowerhorn!
 
Api general cure
 
No need for chemicals if nothing is wrong.
If its a scrap, Just keep an eye out for any type of infection. Early stages of HITH look like ulcers almost.
I dont see anything off with the lower jaw. If infection or HITH becomes present, dose with Melafix. Otherwise just give him a bit of salt for now to aid the healing process.
 
ya probably its just injury from transportation when i bought it from my friend it didnt have it and when i put him in my tank he had it with some damaged pestorical fins.

But what im asking will the Api general cure damage my flowerhorn even more because i dosed it monday.
 
Saintsaber;4713177; said:
ya probably its just injury from transportation when i bought it from my friend it didnt have it and when i put him in my tank he had it with some damaged pestorical fins.

But what im asking will the Api general cure damage my flowerhorn even more because i dosed it monday.

As long as your tank was fully cycled with good filtration, the fish should recover in less than a week.
General cure is Metro and Praz which wont stress your fish out too much. No more of that is needed unless you see problems. Give him a bit of time and TLC and he will perk right up. Very nice pattern on his head BTW.
 
thanks for the help!
 
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