DRY SKIN

[porkypuffer]

MY MAROON CLOWN APPEARS TO HAVE DRY SKIN. IT'S WHITE AND FLAKY. IT'S MOSTLY ON THE UPPER HALF OF IT'S BODY AND BACK TO IT'S TAIL. TODAY I NOTICED A SMALL SPOT OF THE SAME JUST ABOVE IT'S MOUTH. WATER CONDITIONS ARE FINE BUT THE NITRATES ARE HIGH, 50 PPM. IT'S IN A 55 GAL TANK WITH LR, PORK PUFFER AND HUMU TRIGGER. IT PICKS AT IT'S FOOD BUT DOESN'T EAT MUCH. ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRICIATED.

 

[porkypuffer]

DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR A TREATMENT?

 

[beth]

Trey, I thought that might be the problem, but wasn't sure....how "catchy" is this disease?

 

[porkypuffer]

THANKS TREY, IS THE MECUROCHROME AND IODINE THE SAME AS PEOPLE USE OR IS IT A FISH VERSION FOUND IN MY LFS? IS THIS A DUMB QUESTION? HOPE I CAN GET THE FISH OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE LIVE ROCK THAT IT LIVES IN.