advice needed please cut on fish

[Simo2004]

ok had this Angel for 1 month now feeds like a pig

when I got it it had this cut on it I assumed from the shipper

Any ways i think it's getting bigger

what would you recommend please

I've fresh water dipped it a week ago nothing came off

Thanks

Ian

 

[ChadLo]

ok had this Angel for 1 month now feeds like a pig

when I got it it had this cut on it I assumed from the shipper

Any ways i think it's getting bigger

what would you recommend please

I've fresh water dipped it a week ago nothing came off

Thanks

Ian

#ReefSquad, any input?

 

[Crabs McJones]

ok had this Angel for 1 month now feeds like a pig

when I got it it had this cut on it I assumed from the shipper

Any ways i think it's getting bigger

what would you recommend please

I've fresh water dipped it a week ago nothing came off

Thanks

Ian

#reefsquad @Humblefish @4FordFamily
Could this be lympho?

 

[Labridaedicted]

Could be bacterial. I'd run him through Nitrofuracin Green if you have it.

 

[Humblefish]

Could be bacterial. I'd run him through Nitrofuracin Green if you have it.

+1 Looks like a cut/injury that's not healing well, possibly infected now.

NFG would be best for this situation; here are some other options: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/antibiotics.283711/

 

[Simo2004]

thanks for the the reply I have kordon meth blue .. never used this before but can give it ago

it must be infected for it not to heal by now..

 

[Simo2004]

been in the UK i cant find much but could import this ?

 

[Simo2004]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/API-Fura...065032?hash=item28430492c8:g:F6kAAOSw7cxZmGKF

 

[Labridaedicted]

This is where I get my nfg from...
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/282836641654

If you get it from the manufacturer, it is some crazy quantity and very expensive. I don't know if that seller will ship to UK or not.

@Humblefish or someone else on reefsquad might have a better idea of which to go with as far as individual antibiotics, but a shotgun approach with kanaplex, metro, and furan are what I used to run if I had a bacterial infection that's unidenified (I now generally run nfg) . That tends to take care of most varieties of bacterial infections. Kana and furan can be dosed together but metro has to be done on its own. Those three, I would imagine, should be much more readily available in the UK as they're made by major aquarium brands. Nfg as well as the other 3 are good to have in the medicine cabinet.

 

[Simo2004]

Does not ship to United Kingdom... worth a try tho thanks

Kana and furan ? need full names mate im usless lol

 

[Labridaedicted]

Does not ship to United Kingdom... worth a try tho thanks

Kana and furan ? need full names mate im usless lol

No worries, sorry about that. Thought I used the full names, but I get into jargon mode sometimes.

Kanaplex from seachem, metronidazole (I use metroplex from seachem), and furan 2 from api.

National fish pharmaceuticals is the manufacturer for nitrofuracin and they do ship international, but they only do I think 150 grams as smallest size which is pretty much a lifetime supply, haha.

 

[Humblefish]

Kana and furan ? need full names mate im usless lol

Active ingredients are kanamycin, and nitrofurazone + furazolidone; respectively. I can provide dosage instructions if you can find any of those. HTH

 

[Cnidoblast]

Do they sell metronidazole (metroplex) at your LFS?

 

[4FordFamily]

Active ingredients are kanamycin, and nitrofurazone + furazolidone; respectively. I can provide dosage instructions if you can find any of those. HTH

This would be my suggestion.

 

[Simo2004]

hi i have purchased some Seachem Seachem Laboratories Inc Metroplex 5 Gram

 

[Humblefish]

hi i have purchased some Seachem Seachem Laboratories Inc Metroplex 5 Gram

Can you find Kanaplex (another Seachem product) to use with it?

I found it here, but looks like it still ships from the US: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seachem-...ication-For-Fish-0-2-Oz-5-Grams-/271833118495

 

[Simo2004]

hi just wanted to say thanks to all

the emperor us now healed and in the display

I did a 10sec bath of meth blue which did the trick