Disease / Infection or Wound - Help with Diagnosis?

[Myers71]

Need help with diagnosis.  Have a new flame since last Friday.  Generally doing well, eating mysis, grazing and just today saw it eating my lawnmowers poo  !  I have been seeing some white discoloration, its lips and on one side.  See pics below.  Any ideas?  Trying to figure out if i try and move it to QT or ride it out.  It is in my DT (see my previous thread for tribulations adding new fish).

 

Pics today (best i can do with point and shoot Sony):

 

Pic from Friday

[Coral Hind]

I'm not sure about the lips but it looks like an external bacteria infection on the side. It is common to show up in the area behind those fins. I would watch it for now to see if it spreads.

[Myers71]

Thanks that's where I was leaning. The lips thing I have seen come up in other forums sounds like it has been more common lately. But no definitive answers.

[sen5241b]

I've bacterial infections develop from poor water quality. After a water changed I saw an immediate improvement in the fish's condition. What are your nitrates?

Edited August 1, 2014 by sen5241b

[gmerek2]

Lymphocytis virus? if it looks like that then it should clear up on its own with less stress and better water quality. http://www.chucksaddiction.com/disease.html

[Myers71]

Nitrates are zero. I am going to wait it out. Doesn't seem to be getting worse, maybe a little better tonight. Behavior is fine, very active and inquisative.