Kole Tang Diagnosis

[Kann]

I was wondering if any of you could help me ID what my Kole Tang has come down with. I've had him in the QT for a bout a week now and the patches on the skin have shown up in the last two days. Any ideas?

 

[Humblefish]

Bacterial infection. I would use Furan-2 and/or Kanaplex. For the widest possible spectrum of treatment combine the following: Furan-2, Seachem Kanaplex, Seachem Metroplex.

 

[Kann]

Thanks Humblefish!

I have Seachem KanaPlex and Seachem Metronidazole on hand, but not the Furan-2. I also have Seachem Paraguard which states is for bacterial and viral lesions as well as Ectoparasites. Would you suggest I use that in place of the Furan-2?

Thanks!

 

[Kann]

I was also wondering if the bacterial infection spreads easily to other fish or if it may be isolate to only the Kole Tang. I can easily treat him alone or all other fish in the QT if warranted.

 

[Humblefish]

I have Seachem KanaPlex and Seachem Metronidazole on hand, but not the Furan-2. I also have Seachem Paraguard which states is for bacterial and viral lesions as well as Ectoparasites. Would you suggest I use that in place of the Furan-2?

I've only used Paraguard as a standalone (and wasn't impressed), so I can't say whether or not there would be interaction issues with Kanaplex & Metro. My advice is to begin dosing Kanaplex & Metro (might be good enough without Furan-2), and look for Furan if you can.

I was also wondering if the bacterial infection spreads easily to other fish or if it may be isolate to only the Kole Tang. I can easily treat him alone or all other fish in the QT if warranted.

It depends on whether it is a gram positive or gram negative infection (impossible to say without a scope ID). Most fish's natural immune system can usually ward off gram positive infections; whereas gram negative can easily spread to other fish and kill without prompt antibiotic treatment.

 

[Kann]

Thanks again, Humble. I'm going to start treating only the Kole Tang with Metro and Kana. I'll leave the other fish in the QT for now and treat only if/when they show signs of an infection.

Thanks again for your help! I really appreciate it!