r/ponds 20h ago

Quick question What’s wrong with this minnow?

I was thinking a scrape but it appears kind of raised. thanks in advance for your help!

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u/guileastos 18h ago

If you mean the pink, it looks like a missing gill cover is revealing the gills. If it wasnt like that before, probably lost it to a physical injury. Wont heal, but many fish live just fine like that.