White haze on catfish

[Comanswoodwork]

Ive got a rtcxtsn hybrid and it seems to have whitish patches on its body. Not fuzzy like fungus or anything but maybe just a discoloration that isnt consistant. Ive got other catfish and bass in this tank with no signs of anything. It eats normal and doesnt seem sick so im not sure what it could be. Any ideas?

 

[Comanswoodwork]

 

[Charney]

almost looks like excessive slime. Anyone harassing him?

 

[Comanswoodwork]

No he's constantly swimming up and down the glass in my 180. I've never seen any other fish bother him. Sometimes he hangs out on top of my shovelnose cats or in another cave alone but that's it. He's more active than I expected. Any ideas? I'll post water parameters when I get home.

 

[Frank Castle]

Start w/ salt and stress coat, if it doesn't get better in a week, we'll explore other possibilities. I agree it's a slimecoat issue, no doubt

 

[Comanswoodwork]

How much salt?

 

[Frank Castle]

How much salt?

1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons of water

 

[Comanswoodwork]

So far I've had salt in sinwednesday and stress coat since Thursday. No improvement yet.

 

[Charney]

can you put him in a qt? wonder if would resolve if he was on his own. If not we can try more treatment options

 

[Comanswoodwork]

My quarantine currently has a couple fish he would probably eat right now. If needed it can wait a bit bc treatment currently means treating 180 gallons. What would be the next course of action. Other thing to note that I posted in the catfish forum is that it's been swimming in circles against the glass for days now. It stops to eat but during the day it's up and down the glass all day.