Growth on clownfish face

[atul176]

Hey everyone,

I have had a small clown in qt for 8 days. The tank had been cycled and is currently sitting at 2.5 ppm copper power. I did a dose of GC on aug 8 and I al going to do the second one tmrw. Currently I noticed that there is a white growth near the gill/face. Not sure what it is but it may be bacterial. I attached a few pic below. Any advice? #fishmedic

 

[Sharkbait19]

Try to get a closer picture. It looks almost like the result of a mechanical injury, or maybe lymphocytosis.

 

[threebuoys]

Does it appear fuzzy; flat, like a pimple, or broken skin?

 

[Uncle99]

I’d just keep from adding any more stress and feed, feed, feed.
See where “that” goes in the next few days.
Sometimes less is better.

 

[atul176]

Try to get a closer picture. It looks almost like the result of a mechanical injury, or maybe lymphocytosis.

This is the best picture I could take.

 

[atul176]

Does it appear fuzzy; flat, like a pimple, or broken skin?

It appears to be sort of a pimple, but it’s difficult to tell.

 

[vetteguy53081]

No doubt bacterial and will require treatment in a separate treatment tank using either seachem kanaplex or Maracyn 2 for at least 5 days
Assure your ammonia and nitrate level is not elevated

 

[atul176]

No doubt bacterial and will require treatment in a separate treatment tank using either seachem kanaplex or Maracyn 2 for at least 5 days
Assure your ammonia and nitrate level is not elevated

So I would need to setup a second qt just for the kanaplex treatment?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

This is the best picture I could take.

In the absence of any other symptoms, and since you are dosing prazi and copper, I would just observe it closely for now. You might want to "pre-buy" some broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic in case things go south quickly.

Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I would need to setup a second qt just for the kanaplex treatment?

Yes regardless

 

[atul176]

In the absence of any other symptoms, and since you are dosing prazi and copper, I would just observe it closely for now. You might want to "pre-buy" some broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic in case things go south quickly.

Jay

I was able to get my hands on some kanaplex and metroplex, but I couldn't find any furan 2. Hopefully I won't have to, but if I needed to do a treatment, could I mix kanaplex/metroplex with copper provided I supply extra aeration?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I was able to get my hands on some kanaplex and metroplex, but I couldn't find any furan 2. Hopefully I won't have to, but if I needed to do a treatment, could I mix kanaplex/metroplex with copper provided I supply extra aeration?

I would skip the metroplex, that isn't indicated here and it overlaps with copper. You can dose Kanaplex with copper.

Jay

 

[atul176]

I would skip the metroplex, that isn't indicated here and it overlaps with copper. You can dose Kanaplex with copper.

Jay

Sounds good!