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Fish with open wound.
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Fish with open wound.
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Murray Duncan
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Monday,
August 06, 2001 - 08:09 am
Hi,
I have a red eye tetra with an open wound on its side. I
think it has bashed its self while being chased by a considerably
larger red eye (whose gonna get a bash on the head soon
if he's not careful) (not). Is there anything
I can do to speed up its recovery and prevent infection
or should I just wait and see how it gets on? The tank is
only two months old and I have never used any chemicals
in it or lost a fish. Thx in advance for any advise offered.
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joycedonley
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Monday,
August 06, 2001 - 11:46 am
You could try treating with Kanamycin in a QT tank if you
think it is not clearing up or you notice any fungus (white
patches)on the fish. I would NOT recommend any salt
as tetra really don't do well with it.
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Kick
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Monday,
August 06, 2001 - 06:16 pm
Murray, are you sure this is not lateral line disease? Do
you see where the lateral line runs from his head to his
tail? Is this where the open wound is? I am not in a place
to check my fish books, but if you type this into the search
engine, it more than likely will help you out.
I suggest the Kanamycin as Joyce suggested to keep infection
from starting. A small dose of aquarium salt can be used,
just be careful not to add too much as this will then become
caustic instead of soothing to him.
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Murray Duncan
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Wednesday,
August 08, 2001 - 01:22 am
Thx For the replies people.
I went and got some Kanamycin but haven't used it yet.
The wound is vertical not horizontal but I will read up
on lateral line disease. On further inspection the wound
seems to be healing, a bit hard to tell. There is no fungus
either. I'll give it another day or so then make a decision.
Once again thx.
Your help is invaluable to a newcomer to the hobby. I'm
really enjoying my fish and it makes a change to try to
care for them rather than just catching and cooking them..
:o)
Murray.
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