New Mandarin Dragonet Gill Issue?

[BasicBitz]

Hi everybody, I recently ordered a pair (male and female) of mandarin dragonets from BlueZoo Aquatics, and they arrived yesterday. Everything looked ok in the bags, but I noticed shortly after getting them in tank the female has a white protruding spot around her pectoral fins/gill and I'm not entirely sure what it is. I thought maybe it was stress related from shipping, but it can still be seen prominently today. I also noticed the female swipe against the sand once (haven't seen it again) on the side of her body opposite this gill/fin thing... which gave me further pause.

I have both these fish in a QT tank away from my display, but they're being QT'd with some other fish and a couple inverts. Had I noticed this before getting all the fish in the tank, I would have created a quick QT tank for the female by herself. Aside from this, she seems super healthy and has been very inquisitive and munching on copepods. Not sure what action if any I should be taking at this moment.

Any ideas on what this might be and how to treat it? Thanks in advance for any advice you might be able to provide.

 

[KING KONG]

Hi everybody, I recently ordered a pair (male and female) of mandarin dragonets from BlueZoo Aquatics, and they arrived yesterday. Everything looked ok in the bags, but I noticed shortly after getting them in tank the female has a white protruding spot around her pectoral fins/gill and I'm not entirely sure what it is. I thought maybe it was stress related from shipping, but it can still be seen prominently today. I also noticed the female swipe against the sand once (haven't seen it again) on the side of her body opposite this gill/fin thing... which gave me further pause.

I have both these fish in a QT tank away from my display, but they're being QT'd with some other fish and a couple inverts. Had I noticed this before getting all the fish in the tank, I would have created a quick QT tank for the female by herself. Aside from this, she seems super healthy and has been very inquisitive and munching on copepods. Not sure what action if any I should be taking at this moment.

Any ideas on what this might be and how to treat it? Thanks in advance for any advice you might be able to provide.

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[Jay Hemdal]

I've seen mandarins get injured/abraded there, I think their gill covers catch on nets or something. I would just observe it for now, since mandarins don't tolerate some medications very well, and a good diet and water quality is the best way to get them through an observational quarantine.

Jay

 

[BasicBitz]

I've seen mandarins get injured/abraded there, I think their gill covers catch on nets or something. I would just observe it for now, since mandarins don't tolerate some medications very well, and a good diet and water quality is the best way to get them through an observational quarantine.

Jay

Thank you for the insight, Jay! Will definitely keep a close eye on it in the QT.