White growth on Dispar Anthias

[Barrier Grief]

I've had 2 Dispar Anthias in QT for just about 6 weeks - was planning to move to DT next weekend. Did 2 back to back rounds of Prazi shortly after I got them into QT, and they have been in Cupramine for just about 3 weeks now. Fish eating fine & breathing normal, but just noticed this white growth on the head of one of them. No other marks anywhere on the fish/fins. Pic is the best I could get, but it gives you an idea - looks like some sort of fungal or bacterial growth - its a bit fuzzy looking. Seems to be growing on the skin, but no lesion into the skin. Any ideas on what this might be and how to treat it?

Thanks,
Grief

 

[MrTuskfish]

Can't tell much, but "fuzzy' usually means fungal; quite unusual in fish and usually a secondary infection. If this was my fish, and in copper; i'd just wait. A healthy fish can get rid of a lot of this stuff; if it spreads or festers, then its time to treat. This may be just a bit of peeling skin and a reaction to the copper.

 

[Barrier Grief]

So, wind the clock forward a few weeks and I think I finally have this guy healthy, though I can't say the same for his tank mate ... RIP.

This ended up getting much worse - white growths all over, in/around mouth, body laceration wounds, reddish wounds, fin rot... the works.

Treated with Furan-2 first assuming it was likely bacterial, but it didn't seem to do anything. Then went with Pimafix, thinking it must be fungal - and this seemed to do the job. Of course, it could have been a combo of both meds that did it - no real way to know I guess. Either way, fish looking great now for the last 5 day & eating like a pig.

Given the situation, any advice on how much longer I should observe him in QT before transfer to DT?