White Cloudy Area

[rsnyder]

I just added a royal gramma to the tank 2wks ago and just recently noticed a whitish/gray area on his back. I believe its a fungus but I've never seen a fungus before. He eats like a pig and doesn't show any other symptoms. Wondering if it could be anything else and if not a recommendation for a treatment.

 

[chevron tang]

It is more than likely some sort of body fungus. I would quarantine him and treat him with copper. It is one of the best treatments out there.

 

[rsnyder]

Terry,
All of the water parameters are fine. The cloudy area is not symetric. Ive been feeding marine flakes everyday with frozen brine cubes every other day. I recently started using garlic to prevent ick along with Zoe vitamins.

 

[rsnyder]

The area is flat and almost seems like he got a scrape rather than any else. The condition is the same or better but I'm going to just keep a close eye on him over the next few days. I also medicated the tank with a antifungal/skin med. I didn't do a water change it was done about three weeks before adding the gramma(total 5weeks). When you say marine foods would small pieces of fish I catch be OK or should I stick to shrimp?

 

[rsnyder]

I used ampicillex antibiotic capsules. He seems to be happy. We'll see over the next few days/weeks. If it is bacterial is there anything I can do other than making sure the water is in good condition and feed vitamins. Thanks for all of the help and info, you guys have a great site here. Keep up the great work.