Bacterial infection on wrasse?

[Kyl]

I've had this social wrasse (C. rubriventralis) through TTM, and prazi; it was both flashing and scratching quite frequently upon purchase. Flukes went through two rounds of prazi and it hasn't been displaying any signs of aberrant behavior for over five weeks. It has been dealing the last two or so weeks with what I assume is a bit of a grey-coloured bacterial infection between the dorsal and caudal fins, and it doesn't appear to be receding. The fluorescing dots are from lighting, and it's hard to get a still picture of him that's clear.

Spoiler: C. rubriventralis

bacterial by Kyl, on Flickr

Is the best way to go about this, on a wrasse, to combine both Kanaplex and Furan-2? It's a very active swimmer and voracious eater, but is a wrasse so treating them with something is always a concern.

Thanks!

 

[Humblefish]

Is the best way to go about this, on a wrasse, to combine both Kanaplex and Furan-2? It's a very active swimmer and voracious eater, but is a wrasse so treating them with something is always a concern.

I would start off by treating with an antiseptic (90 min acriflavine bath): https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/

Once back in QT, start dosing Kanaplex and Furan-2 for 10 days.

 

[Kyl]

For something so simple, sourcing Acri in Canada seems a trek. I had ordered some from Jehmco last week just to get my medication cabinet stocked, so I'll give it a go. Thanks HF, as always.

 

[Humblefish]

If it helps any, "Ruby Reef Rally" is a good source of acriflavine. There is also a product called Acriflavine-MS. And although I'm unsure of the concentrations, these also contain acriflavine:

• API Fungus Cure Powder
• Tetra Parasite Guard
• Jungle Parasite Clear