Red Spots on my Lucy!

[Katieduda]

I’ve researched online about the red spots I saw on my Lucy, but I want opinions and I hope it is nothing too serious! He still eats and is active, but gills are very pale! Is this red leg? I’ve isolated him and he hasn’t been in contact with the other thank god.

 

[Hayleyy]

It looks like it might have just been injured from a tank mate or decoration. If it were red leg you would see it on one of the legs. Great that you have separated it. Do you have a picture of the gills? Pale gills could just be from an inactive axie but it can also indicate anemia. Do the gills stay constantly pale or do they get brighter when feeding/swimming? Get yourself a GH test kit (water hardness). Soft water can cause the gills to do this.

 

[Katieduda]

He’s the smallest out of my three so I never put him in with them. I recently moved and had him in a separate tub while the tank was cycling. I noticed a tiny red spot but didn’t think anything of it. The next tank the spots spread up the tail and I’m starting to worry.

 

[Hayleyy]

How long have you had him before you noticed it? What were the test results for his tank?