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Hi Ric365 - the redness, especially in the Majestic, does look like bacteria ... but the overall pale look also has me worried about the possibility of velvet or Brooklynella.
It's going to be impossible to tell just exactly what sort of bacteria you're dealing with, short of a laboratory culture, so most folks use broad-spectrum antibiotics that will help deal with a wide variety of bacteria at the same time. The "trifecta" of Furan-2, Kanaplex, and Metroplex has served well, but is beginning to be eclipsed by Spectrogram and, if you're not also dosing copper, Nitrofuracin Green (NFG), which is very highly regarded.
Some good news - Metronidazole, the active ingredient in Metroplex, should also help if Brooklynella is in play.
A photo of the fish in the water would be helpful in refining any diagnosis and treatment.
Humblefish's in-depth article on bacterial infections is here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bacterial-infections.191511/#post-2196167
Brooklynella: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/#post-2913287
Velvet: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499399
~Bruce