Bichir with Back Problem

The Masked Shadow

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Hi, I woke up yesterday and saw this. What is wrong with his back? You can see an obvious light patch towards his back.

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kno4te

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Looks like a scrape. Don’t see much else. Is it able to move its back?
 
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kno4te

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He is able to swim and everything normal, I walked into the room and noticed it. thought it may be something. He just got a large piece of driftwood in his tank.
Makes more sense of a scrape. Should heal up with clean water and it’s eating.
 
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