anybody know what happened to this flame (warning very graphic)

[EyeReef]

So you guys all know I picked up a flame wrasse that had some sort of marking on its head. Well that marking got worst and eventually it ate through its head. I went and bought all sorts of meds from the lfs but when I got home the flame was done. It happened within the matter of hours.
Have you guys seen this before? How could I have treated this

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[Nick_kun]

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Looks like a parasite that ate through its head and ate its brain.

 

[SteveO_SPS]

So you guys all know I picked up a flame wrasse that had some sort of marking on its head. Well that marking got worst and eventually it ate through its head. I went and bought all sorts of meds from the lfs but when I got home the flame was done. It happened within the matter of hours.
Have you guys seen this before? How could I have treated this

Warning, if you can't handle a graphic pix of a dead fish..do not scroll down

Aw man! I agree it might have been something parasitic or bacterial.

 

[EyeReef]

yea i guess I should have posted it around lunch time.. sorry guys
I couldnt find this symptom anywhere..wasnt sure if it was bacterial, parasitic, or fungus so i bought meds in all departments

 

[Nick_kun]

Looks like a parasite like freshwater ciclids get when they get very old and it start eating and burrowing down its head.

 

[sandman450f]

Man, kinda like a marine version of a flesh eating disease, thats crazy, but the timeframe, thats SCARY

 

[reefer714]

What's wrong with your fish? its dead :hahaha:

 

[ReefTankSupply]

Yuck....you can thank Steve for giving you the bad one LOL. Sucks, usually my supplier sends me healthy fish, so not sure what happend. He said he will reimburse me for him and the other males that died, so sounds like it was just a bad batch. At least you are getting a new one soon

 

[EyeReef]

Thanks a lot Gal. Gal is a great guy to work with everybody. Hes been keeping in touch with me throughout the whole ordeal. :top:

 

[L.A.-Lawman]

do you think you had a combo thing going on here.... HTH and another parasite?

 

[Bebo77]

ouch... that has gotta hurt...