Cipro on tilefish?

[Fishingandreefing]

My new tilefish is not doing well, hiding and not eating. Got some white stuffs on all over his body. If I can catch him, is it’s safe to use cipro bath on him? Some dips like safety stop can’t be used on them because I think they’re scaleless fish.

please let me know thanks

 

[brandon429]

no, never do this in reefing, never use that in reefing even though 100's of peers do

in no way is your antibiotic planned matched to any malady here other than a total guess. absolutely not is my recommend

doctors plate out swab samples, grow them up on selective agar, and use lab verifications to make a recommended course treatment/white stuff on my fish won't do.

Cipro

Most of my corals look great. And to state I have over 200 heads of euphyilla but every once in a while I lose a head here and there. Sometimes the corals been in tank for a while too was thinking of siding the tank with cipro. mare there any corals that show an adverse affect with it What...

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[vetteguy53081]

My new tilefish is not doing well, hiding and not eating. Got some white stuffs on all over his body. If I can catch him, is it’s safe to use cipro bath on him? Some dips like safety stop can’t be used on them because I think they’re scaleless fish.

please let me know thanks

There are 3 types of white substance common on fish. LEAVE CIPRO TO HUMANS- Its being abused as to use and does more harm than good
Please post pictures under white lighting for accurate assessment and treatment protocol

 

[MnFish1]

Cipro would not be recommended ever IMHO - in a situation where you don't know what disease/bacteria you're looking at. Cipro is an antibiotic which is useful against many human infections - which are resistant to other bacteria (now many infections are also resistant to Cipro) As others have said a picture would be great - and the symptoms you're describing without any history - do not at all suggest using it (as others have said)

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My new tilefish is not doing well, hiding and not eating. Got some white stuffs on all over his body. If I can catch him, is it’s safe to use cipro bath on him? Some dips like safety stop can’t be used on them because I think they’re scaleless fish.

please let me know thanks

Handling flighty fish like tiles can be a losing proposition - each time you capture them, they get a bit more stressed/damaged. Is there no way to move it to a treatment tank for a 24 hour bath with a good broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic? That’s assuming the issue is bacterial, as mentioned, no way to know that for sure without doing a sensitivity test?
What species of tile?
Is it eating?
Can you post a pic?
Jay