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Couldn't help it he was covered in white fluff.

So I've got petrie in my 29 gallon alone and its been 5 days in the previously cycled tank. My question is he doesent seem very happy, probably that white stuff? It doesnt look like ick it is a full coating of white fluffyness,? Any ideas on how to get rid of it? He is eating and water peramiters are all perfect. Also ive been adding three tea spoons of marine salt every other day, pre mixed of course.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks

Keith

Aww poor thing...

wait a little while...I know someone can help you

I saw the photo but didn't see the "white fluff"

Someone will correct me if I am wrong, but fish have a slime coat and sometimes under stress the produce more slime than at other times:

A) this is the slime coat with an accumulation junk from the tank
B) you are looking at a fungus in the water.

I don't know enough about them to offer an answer but we can work to narrow the field

Hey guys thanks alot for your support,

i wish i could get a better pic jp.. Hes the only fish in the tank, would it be safe to treat with myacin 2 or wait? I just dont want him to kick the bucket cause i didnt take appropriate actions.

Hey jp how are you? Just set up the reverse under gravel on a 10 gallon for a live rock and single damsel. Thanks again.

I'm hanging in there. The parents are still her so they are chewing into my online time (Grrrrr)

PM Myaj, Nick or Dadof4, they can advise on treatment.

How's that reverse flow working? It should help keep that water crystal clear

Gotta love the parents lol,

you should look into an internet enabled phone through rogers... Just a thought,

Ya that tank with the r.u.g is curing Twenty lbs of live rock =).

im doing a 35% water change right now
on the Fig 8 tank just in case... Wondering if i should add some miacin or Just wait...

Oh, poor little guy! I hope you can straighten him out.

I'm not sure what the white fluff is. It could be the stress coat as J-P mentioned or maybe fungus, though I don't see much either. It doesn't look like typical fungus that I've seen in pics and at the big box stores, though I'm not a disease expert by any means.

His belly is rather sunken, though. This could be from a poor diet whereever he was or it could be from parasites. If you can get Gel Tek Ultra Cure Px, that would be good. I soak the food in the med for at least 20 minutes prior to feeding, but otherwise, I follow the rest of the directions. If you can see any parasites coming out of him, I would also get a tank treatment like Jungle Cure fizz tabs for parasites to make sure those are killed and do not reinfect him.

Thanks very much bazil. Ya know i just fed him like an hour before the photo. That's not good... So the gel tech in the am along with the tablets. Thanks again n hope he gets well.

I'm not an expert either but maybe some stress coat n melafix.

Thanks Sammy dee ill look into that as well.

Just an update,

Petrie is def looking alot better this morning, he's got alot more zip in him and the fluff is starting to diminish. My fingers are crossed. .... Thanks alot everyone.

ThAt's good. Anymore updates. Is he looking less fuzzy?