Possible HITH?

Tank

What is the water volume of the tank? 29 gall
How long has the tank been running? 1 week
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 76 F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
2 dwarf gourami
15 guppy
1 nerite snail
2 mystery snail
6 amano shrimp

Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Once weekly
How much of the water do you change? 25%
What do you use to treat your water? Prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Both

*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Ish. (Emergency happened when my previous tank broke. I did put in filter media.from previous tank plus decor from previous tank.)
What do you use to test the water? API masterkit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.

Ammonia: .5
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
pH: 7.6

Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once daily, 6 days a week
How much do you feed your fish? Little bits over about 3 minutes.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Hikari, omega one, fresh foods.
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Occasionaly frozen, 2 days a week freeze dried

Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 8 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? Yesterday
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? White colored spot on head
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
No behavior changes. Just has a whitish spot on head.
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
Male dwarf gourami has a whitish spot on head. Not sure if it is HITH in early stages or if he got in a spat with my female dg. They usually get along though. He is still eating and flirting like normal.

 

I have had a HITH scare once and one actual case of HITH. The scare looked a lot like this. Seems like he was just chasing someone and banged into something hard in the process. Just up your water changes to help it heal, remove ammonia, and give your tank time to establish. Might wanna add melafix to avoid secondary infections, but more frequent water changes while he is healing is what will really help. Monitor and if your water is clean, you should see significant improvements within the week.

Also, it doesn't look very "pitted" which makes me think it is a scratch. HITH is more common in cichlids also. I think you are safe. Good luck!

 

I have had a HITH scare once and one actual case of HITH. The scare looked a lot like this. Seems like he was just chasing someone and banged into something hard in the process. Just up your water changes to help it heal, remove ammonia, and give your tank time to establish. Might wanna add melafix to avoid secondary infections, but more frequent water changes while he is healing is what will really help. Monitor and if your water is clean, you should see significant improvements within the week.

Also, it doesn't look very "pitted" which makes me think it is a scratch. HITH is more common in cichlids also. I think you are safe. Good luck!

Thank you! This makes me feel so much better.

 

Hi, I think it's far more likely the other Gourami than HITH. Are you sure the other is in fact a female?

 

Hi, I think it's far more likely the other Gourami than HITH. Are you sure the other is in fact a female?

Yes. She is female.