Walked in to turn off the lights on the 10 gallon and almost cried. I found one of my panda corys missing half his face. Swimming around fine, but appears to have had the front section from just in front of his right eye to the side of his mouth chewed off.
THere is no damage to his barbels, his breathing is normal, showing some redness (possibly blood), but doesn't appear to be bleeding, but he's looking like something out of a horror movie. The section damaged is about 2mm wide and 2mm long.
I'm terrified. Is there anything I can do for him, or would I be better to just euthanize him? I've got him in a little 1/4 gallon jar at the moment, I have a 1.5 gallon bowl (with sponge filter and heater) he can be put into as well if there is a more long-term treatment.
He was in a 10 gallon tank temporarily with 4 other panda corys, 3 peppered corys, and 4 otocinclus.
What could have done this to it?
excuse the fuzzy pix, I lent a friend my good camera and I'm working with an old piece of junk that doesn't focus properly.
THere is no damage to his barbels, his breathing is normal, showing some redness (possibly blood), but doesn't appear to be bleeding, but he's looking like something out of a horror movie. The section damaged is about 2mm wide and 2mm long.
I'm terrified. Is there anything I can do for him, or would I be better to just euthanize him? I've got him in a little 1/4 gallon jar at the moment, I have a 1.5 gallon bowl (with sponge filter and heater) he can be put into as well if there is a more long-term treatment.
He was in a 10 gallon tank temporarily with 4 other panda corys, 3 peppered corys, and 4 otocinclus.
What could have done this to it?
excuse the fuzzy pix, I lent a friend my good camera and I'm working with an old piece of junk that doesn't focus properly.