Help out my poor big guy...

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Recently got a new fish, had him a few days maybe 5 to be exact I left out of town for the day Saturday I come home Saturday night late to my guy with some serious damage any ideas and what I need to treat ?

phatduckk · Feb 17, 2020

I’m no expert but I’d recommend you look into uronema & infections so see if either matches.

you can read up on both at https://humble.fish/fish-diseases/

Viking_Reefing · Feb 17, 2020

Looks like it could possibly be uronema. Nasty stuff I’m afraid.

vetteguy53081 · Feb 17, 2020

Appears to be bacterial. Water change and you can treat with either maracyn or Metronidazole. Continue to feed and add vitamins such as selcon to its food

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

I appreciate everyones response and my picture isn’t the best. He does have small fine sand size white spots you can not see in the picture on his fins and body.

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Also has labored breathing and doesn’t swim much kind of lays on his side.

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

This is on his left side no rub or sore though, left side also has the same specs.

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Close up of his right side look towards his head by his eye and the on his Gil.

mcbdz · Feb 17, 2020

Hope you have it in a QT tank. Check with @Humblefish . maybe you can try something.

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Hopefully you can see more of his side and fins with the spots as well. Looks like bruising towards the tail from the other side being an open sore

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

mcbdz said:
Hope you have it in a QT tank. Check with @Humblefish . maybe you can try something.

Yeah he’s in QT

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Amantijt said:
Yeah he’s in QT

waiting on approval of my post on humblefish is killing me..

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

he didnt make it Rip :'(

HotRocks · Feb 17, 2020

We’re any other fish in the QT? That was uronema you were dealing with for certain.

Tuan’s Reef · Feb 17, 2020

Your fish looks real rough and probably won’t make it. Hopefully the fish is not in your DT and in QT.

Edit: sorry for your loss.

artieg1 · Feb 17, 2020

Sterilize the tank and everything in it.

Qasimja · Feb 17, 2020

i didnt think uronema infected that fast sorry to hear about it

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Tuan’s Reef said:
Your fish looks real rough and probably won’t make it. Hopefully the fish is not in your DT and in QT.

Edit: sorry for your loss.

unfortunately he was...now i am figuring out how to treat them in the QT i set up last night and the DT -facepalm-

Amantijt · Feb 17, 2020

Qasimja said:
i didnt think uronema infected that fast sorry to hear about it

im new and didnt know even what that was...i watched him like a hawk except for saturday...and i didnt have my QT set up so im kicking myself, note to self never buy a fish spontaneously.