Coral beauty Issue

[Gordon3883]

I got home from work this morning and noticed my coral beauty lying on its sand in the sand. I was able to get it in an acclimate box and notice and injury or infection to its gills and body. I just it last week and has been doing fine in the tank until today. He is very lethargic and swims vertical in the box. Any suggestions?

Water parameters:
Ph 8.1
Salinity 1.025
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 6.5
Nitrite 0

 

[vetteguy53081]

I got home from work this morning and noticed my coral beauty lying on its sand in the sand. I was able to get it in an acclimate box and notice and injury or infection to its gills and body. I just it last week and has been doing fine in the tank until today. He is very lethargic and swims vertical in the box. Any suggestions?

Water parameters:
Ph 8.1
Salinity 1.025
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 6.5
Nitrite 0

This looks like a superficial injury and fish will require treatment in a separate quarantine setting treated with Seachem Kanaplex or maracyn 2 and water quality maintained with use of reliable test kits and added aeration with an air stone

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The pictures aren’t clear, but this could be Uronema. That would account for the fish being lethargic. I hate to tell you, but if it is, you won’t be able to save the fish, it just isn’t treatable when it involves that much of the fish.
Jay