What infection???

[henryriesett]

Hello. On my engineer goby, I noticed white spots, not tiny like ich, but like big areas of white. I first thought it was Brooklynella, but nothing else in my tank is sick, not even my clown. I’m starting to think maybe it’s a bacterial infection? Please help, I tried to get some pictures but the goby was in the back of the tank.

 

[Dom]

@vetteguy53081
@Jay Hemdal

 

[littlefoxx]

Hello. On my engineer goby, I noticed white spots, not tiny like ich, but like big areas of white. I first thought it was Brooklynella, but nothing else in my tank is sick, not even my clown. I’m starting to think maybe it’s a bacterial infection? Please help, I tried to get some pictures but the goby was in the back of the tank.

I have one and she always has small spots on her. I thought the same but its sand. I started watching closely and the spots moved and disappeared, thats when I figured out its sand. They also have a slime coat in edition to always digging. Might be sand!

 

[henryriesett]

Does anyone think cipro would be a good antibiotic would be good?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello. On my engineer goby, I noticed white spots, not tiny like ich, but like big areas of white. I first thought it was Brooklynella, but nothing else in my tank is sick, not even my clown. I’m starting to think maybe it’s a bacterial infection? Please help, I tried to get some pictures but the goby was in the back of the tank.

As your engineer blends in the sand, I have a hard time clearly seeing it but do I see a film on its body? If so, you can treat in separate tank with seachem neoplex or in tank with ruby rally pro

 

[henryriesett]

As your engineer blends in the sand, I have a hard time clearly seeing it but do I see a film on its body? If so, you can treat in separate tank with seachem neoplex or in tank with ruby rally pro

I’m treating with kanaplex and cipro in a separate tank, do you think that will be good?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Are you sure that the white patches aren't caused by the Canthigaster puffer? they can be pretty nippy.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Does anyone think cipro would be a good antibiotic would be good?

No cipro please. Kanaplex sufficient and good point made by Jay on possible nipping. Any signs of that on tail?

 

[henryriesett]

Are you sure that the white patches aren't caused by the Canthigaster puffer? they can be pretty nippy.

I don’t believe so. I literally got the puffer yesterday, was watching him and saw the goby swim out from under the rock with whatever sores it looks like he has. I haven’t seen the puffer nip at anything, and I think I would’ve seen it by now. Plus, I doubt the puffer could nip that much in the short time I noticed the goby.

 

[henryriesett]

No cipro please. Kanaplex sufficient and good point made by Jay on possible nipping. Any signs of that on tail?

Why no cipro?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Why no cipro?

Best for humans. See article below:

Please STOP CIPROFLOXACIN DIPS and other antibiotics

It is surprisingly frequent the use of antibiotics on DIPs these days. Some users know me as a reefer only, but I am also a doctor. I will not enter the discussion on holobiont and why bacteria are important for the corals… But I would like to create a HUGE ALERT about dipping corals on...

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