We're red anus: freshwater snowflake eel

[Breeze]

Edit: Title should have been
"Weird Red Anus: Freshwater Snowflake Eel"


Hey all,


Yea my issue is as weird as the title of the post suggests. My snowflake moray, who is about 19" long, has a strange red sore, rash, abnormality right where her anus is. I've attached a pic below.

I have 2 of these eels in a 55 gal brackish tank, eheim 2217, decent/constant water movement, and start check my chemistry was on point with a salinity of 1.008~, temp of 78F~

Both eels eat frozen blood worm cubes, feeder fish (comets, guppies) and LOVE frozen silversides.

Any light you can shed, much appreciated. Thanks

Pics: First pic is of the "abnormality/sore" while my moray lays upside down, which it loves to do for some reason, perfectly healthy and active otherwise.

Second pic is just a pic of the same eels face, shes a beauty

 

[Rocksor]

Well the feeders could have introduce any number of disease or parasite to the eel. You could try Seachem Kanaplex to see if it is a gram negative bacterial infection. If you don't see it getting any better, you could try anti-parasitic medication like levamisole and praziquental, in case the swelling is caused camalanus worms.