Need some help with my new clown fish

[Chris vasquez]

Hey everyone

Just signed up and am looking forward to learning as much as I can from all of you and I hope I will one day be able to contribute to fellow reef lovers. Well no better time then the present to start learning so I just got a new common clown fish when I got it home I realized its fin was split and ragged and had what looks like white powdery stuff around his mouth it is not fuzzy however I call my LFS and they said to start treating with erythromycin how ever I am not convinced it is a fungus as it has not spread on his body and is not fuzzy around his mouth any one with any info on what this might be or how to treat it please let me know or should I take it back and have my LFS take a look at him?

 

[andyg1960]

You just got it and it's got all that going on? Take it back and get your money back.

 

[JackDE]

Take it back and as I am sure you have now learned inspect fish and the tank they are being held in before purchasing.