very sick percula's

[jacksparrow7]

Aloha all, I really hope I can find a answer to this issue with the perculas here because I really like these little guys. I bought these fish at a LFS and quarantined them for about 6 wks and then put them into my MDT. I noticed after about 3 to 4wks later that one of the percula had what looked like scrapes on it side and the other one had some skin discoloration around it's gills. As you can see by the pics,it was no scrape and has progressed into something worse. I have moved the fish into a hospital tank and I am looking for a answer to what it is and what treatments are available if any. It probably is some kind of bacterial infection so I am looking into antibiotics. The tanks water parameters are great, nitrites/ates 0 (as far as a test kit goes) phos 0, ph 8.3, temp 79, mag 1500, cal 490. tank has been setup for 3 years and is a mix tank with sps and softies, tank matt's which show no symptoms are yellow tang, leopard wrasse, fathead anthias, potters angel, clam, fire and cleaner shrimp. All fish have never been aggressive to-wards each other and have been in the tank for several months or years. Mahalo for the help and any help is appreciated. Eric

 

[jt_milstead]

Looks like Brook to me...

 

[ILLiDaN]

looks more like he cut himself, if they had brook they would have been long gone by now. Qt could possibly stress them out even more, and complications arise. If the appetite is same as normal and you dont see difficulty breathing your all good. ALthough i would possibly look into velvet.

 

[jacksparrow7]

thanks

thanks

Mahalo for the help. I thought is was a scrape at first but the other one has it around his gills as well and it has gotten progressively worst. How do you rx velvet? Eric

 

[jacksparrow7]

Their behavior has not change since the day I got them, I take this as a good sign.

 

[traveller7]

Pictures dont show a progression, so it is tough to tell if the wound is primary or secondary, but it appears to be infected. I'd go with a fura type to start:
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4615+4629+4827&pcatid=4827

Not sure about the gill area, maybe a close up if you can get one?

fwiw: I tend to drop the specific gravity down a bit, say 1.019 range, dim the lights dramatically, feed small amounts often(siphon waste and left over food after 30 mins), etc.

Best of luck.