Ill True Perc, ... Help ??

[Divedog]

One of my 2 true percs is not looking well. It is the smaller of the 2 and the last introduced to the tank. It has been in the tank for 3 weeks. It is still eating and shows some aggressive behavior when the tang comes around. Water tested out fine.

After the daylights kicked on this morning, I noticed that this perc has developed a cloudy white/clear patch just behind one of his gill plates and it is holding its dorsal fin down. The patch is not fuzzy like cotton, however. His swimming is a bit eratic at times swimming towards the surface than back towards the bottom.

I have a 10gal which I am planning on treating him in. I will be doing a water change today and plan to take the water from the main tank to fill the treatment tank. Once the lunar lights kick on this clown hovers in the top front corner of the tank (should not be difficult to catch). WHAT MEDS WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE? I am thinking of a broad spectrum antibotic something like Maroxy.

Thanks for the help........ I feel this little critter deserves any help that can be provided.

 

[scbadiver]

Thats probably good as any. I've tried dips and that never helped mine. Good luck Jeff. (not as easy as them ol' guppy tanks is it!)

 

[Divedog]

Disregard, he swims with the fishes no more.

 

[dynamitedj]

Sorry to hear that. BTW Do you have any cleaner shrimp? If not you might think about getting one. Good Luck!

 

[Divedog]

Currently, I do not have any cleaner shrimp. Plan to get a few but this appears to have been bacterial infection which I do not believe shrimp would have helped. I think cleaner shrimp are more for parasitic issues. Thanks for the thought.