RTC has bloody mouth

[muskieboy]

I left for 2 hours and when I came home I noticed my rtc's mouth is all bloody. At first I though that he attacked the other fish but they are all in perfect condition. Is this some sort of disease or parasite? What should I do?

 

[F1 VET]

Could have tried to eat some decor or something. That's weird

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[muskieboy]

After looking at it again it might not be bleeding. His "lips" are defiantly red though.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

A pic would help. Are the other fish ok? Has he been eating (as well as he shoud have) and no other probems noted? Is the water ok?

 

[muskieboy]

*note, it is much more red in person

 

[muskieboy]

The other fish are fine and he has been eating like a champ. I don't have a test kit but I'll try and get it tested today from the lfs.

I removed the air stone and the rocks in case he was trying to eat them.

 

[Catfish Pownage 63]

it could be some kind of blister because i've seen other fish with red lips

 

[greenbud]

sorry im a day late but this might help you
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?494971-RTC-strange-redness

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

It is hard to see the redness you refer to. If he and his tankmates eat well and behave normal, perhaps it is too early to think there is a problem. External redness usually means a bacterial infection... from something light and external, such as Greenbud successfully removed with a vey mild natural anticeptic pimafix, to lethal and internal, such as hemorragic septicemia.

 

[muskieboy]

I had the water tested today and everything was fine. I was going to get some pimafix but they were out of stock. I have bumped up the temp and added some salt, anything else I can do?