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HELP!!!! / Re: Injuries
« Last post by LittlePuff on January 21, 2013, 08:40:04 AM »We need a like button ;-)
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HELP!!!! / Re: Injuries
« Last post by Yipee on January 20, 2013, 11:02:02 AM »Move him to a quarantine tank and keep the decor simple. No substrate works fine, you just need a safe hiding spot and dark conditions to keep him stress-free. Other than melafix that was mentioned, clean water is vital for a quick recovery. From what you described, it sounds like a fairly shallow wound hence the chances of it being infected should be minimal if you keep the water clean.
Follow the instructions on the label and dose the Melafix for 2 weeks and you should be able to see improvements. If things get ugly, you can try using Tetracycline by API
Follow the instructions on the label and dose the Melafix for 2 weeks and you should be able to see improvements. If things get ugly, you can try using Tetracycline by API
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HELP!!!! / Re: Injuries
« Last post by LittlePuff on January 20, 2013, 08:07:44 AM »Melafix. It's anti-bacterial. It will speed up healing.
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Hi all. we recently tried to change the cave for my 2 sun cats, and I think we were rather stupid using a piece of roof tile that had a sharp edge. My one cat fish now has a wound that's about 8cm down his side. It doesn't appear to be bleeding, and he's lots some skin. It might just be a graze, it's hard to see as he's always in hiding - I'm concerned from a pain perspective for him, as well as infection.
is there anything I should be doing? Can anyone advise. Thanks.
is there anything I should be doing? Can anyone advise. Thanks.
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HELP!!!! / Re: Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by Essabee on October 11, 2012, 06:06:06 PM »Give it another 2 weeks.
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HELP!!!! / Re: Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by wendyjo on October 11, 2012, 05:18:49 PM »Well I lost the guy with the red splotches. I dunno - he looked good after a bit over a week of treatment with the antibiotics and you could barely see where the injuries/infections had been. I figured I'd give him another few days in QT and them put everyone back in the main tank. But when I got home yesterday he was dead. So I don't know what it was and if I should return the other guy to the tank or not.
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HELP!!!! / Re: Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by Essabee on October 09, 2012, 04:54:36 AM »I had a school of Harlequin tetras, one of them had this open mouth syndrome. All of them, including the open-mouth, lived for over 3 years.
Possible ulceration, possible parasite, definite redness - your guess was as good as mine about treatment. So I did not comment.
Possible ulceration, possible parasite, definite redness - your guess was as good as mine about treatment. So I did not comment.
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HELP!!!! / Re: Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by wendyjo on October 08, 2012, 06:48:25 PM »Well I posted over a week before anyone answered. I've been treating with antibiotics - the first fish is much better and the bloody areas are gone. There is no change in the 2nd one - the mouth isn't rotted off and there is no sign of injury or disease - it may be deformed and I just never noticed before. Both are eating well and will probably go back into the main tank this coming weekend.
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HELP!!!! / Re: Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by Yipee on October 08, 2012, 02:35:23 AM »I would probably do salt and water changes with fish 1 and see if that helps. From the picture i cant really see if there's any swelling or if it looks infected. I would only do antibiotics if it's really bad. For fish 2, is the mouth gone or it just cant close it? I suspect it's mouth rot. Are the 2 fish still feeding?
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HELP!!!! / Sick Dwarf Rainbows - need diagnosis help
« Last post by wendyjo on September 30, 2012, 04:12:28 PM »Noticed 2 of my 3 male rainbows looking kinda rough today during a water change (pics are below). Their symptoms don't appear to be related, but I pulled them both and they are in Qt together.
Water parameters after the water change are ammonia 0, NitrIte 0, and nitrates 40 (higher than I expected after a 30% water change). No new livestock, plants, or anything have been added to this tank for months - the last addition was these rainbows which I bought as fry. They stayed in quarantine for a few months cause they were too tiny to go in the main tank and not get eaten. Tank is about 35 gallons and has been established for about 5 years.
Fish #1 has some sore, dark/reddish spots on his body. There also appears to be a hole in his side. I can't really tell if this is an internal or external problem or if it's bacterial or parasites. From the side the areas seem to be a bit raised or swollen. Both sides of his body are affected.
Fish #2 can't seem to close his mouth. He was also listing a slight bit, altho he's not doing that now in quarantine. He has no sign of the problem that the other fish has. Neither one seems to be at the surface gasping, either in the main tank or the Q tank. Both were staying apart from the rest of the school though, especially #2 with the mouth problem.
I have antibiotics, internal parasite and external parasite meds, but am not sure which to use. I'm thinking the antibiotic but I'm not sure if the first fish looks like a parasite issue or not as I've never dealt with parasites before (the hole in him is what makes me think possible parasites, altho that could be an ulceration too).
Pics below:
FISH 1 WITH THE DARK AREAS
FISH 2 CAN'T CLOSE HIS MOUTH (the cloudy areas in the last pic are water drops on the glass not something on the fish)
Water parameters after the water change are ammonia 0, NitrIte 0, and nitrates 40 (higher than I expected after a 30% water change). No new livestock, plants, or anything have been added to this tank for months - the last addition was these rainbows which I bought as fry. They stayed in quarantine for a few months cause they were too tiny to go in the main tank and not get eaten. Tank is about 35 gallons and has been established for about 5 years.
Fish #1 has some sore, dark/reddish spots on his body. There also appears to be a hole in his side. I can't really tell if this is an internal or external problem or if it's bacterial or parasites. From the side the areas seem to be a bit raised or swollen. Both sides of his body are affected.
Fish #2 can't seem to close his mouth. He was also listing a slight bit, altho he's not doing that now in quarantine. He has no sign of the problem that the other fish has. Neither one seems to be at the surface gasping, either in the main tank or the Q tank. Both were staying apart from the rest of the school though, especially #2 with the mouth problem.
I have antibiotics, internal parasite and external parasite meds, but am not sure which to use. I'm thinking the antibiotic but I'm not sure if the first fish looks like a parasite issue or not as I've never dealt with parasites before (the hole in him is what makes me think possible parasites, altho that could be an ulceration too).
Pics below:
FISH 1 WITH THE DARK AREAS
FISH 2 CAN'T CLOSE HIS MOUTH (the cloudy areas in the last pic are water drops on the glass not something on the fish)
