Eye Injury

[Qasimja]

so for the last 2-3 days my vlamingii tangs eye has gotten worse and worse and today he was hiding and not eating and i was able to catch him easily so i put him in the QT tank in my garage does this look like pop eye? or an injury? i have ERYTHROMYCIN on hand is there anything else i can do to help ive had him almost 4 years and im scared im gonna lose him i thought if it was an injury since he was still eating it would get better

 

[vetteguy53081]

so for the last 2-3 days my vlamingii tangs eye has gotten worse and worse and today he was hiding and not eating and i was able to catch him easily so i put him in the QT tank in my garage does this look like pop eye? or an injury? i have ERYTHROMYCIN on hand is there anything else i can do to help ive had him almost 4 years and im scared im gonna lose him i thought if it was an injury since he was still eating it would get better

Does appear as such. Treat with Maracyn which is ethromyacin for at least 5 days however if the tank has copper- Do Not mix them

 

[Qasimja]

Does appear as such. Treat with Maracyn which is ethromyacin for at least 5 days however if the tank has copper- Do Not mix them

no that tank does not have copper i do have another QT tank that does have copper in it but that one doesnt

 

[Qasimja]

im just hoping he makes it but he was caught very easily in my experience fish that are caught so easily dont make it often im keeping my fingers crossed

 

[MnFish1]

so for the last 2-3 days my vlamingii tangs eye has gotten worse and worse and today he was hiding and not eating and i was able to catch him easily so i put him in the QT tank in my garage does this look like pop eye? or an injury? i have ERYTHROMYCIN on hand is there anything else i can do to help ive had him almost 4 years and im scared im gonna lose him i thought if it was an injury since he was still eating it would get better

@vetteguy is the tang guru - my opinion - looking at parts of your video suggests the lens has been moved/damaged from an injury. (If you look closely at the reflected light). There is no disadvantage to Maracyn prophylactically (and I was going to agree with this) - to answer your question - I do not think that the initial problem was an infection. Instead an injury.

 

[MnFish1]

I'm going to change slightly. I would not use erythromycin if possible - use Maracyn, etc - that is easy to dose.

 

[Qasimja]

I'm going to change slightly. I would not use erythromycin if possible - use Maracyn, etc - that is easy to dose.

i have erythromycin, furan-2, metroplex and kanaplex on hand but no maracyn i will need to order that

 

[MnFish1]

i have erythromycin, furan-2, metroplex and kanaplex on hand but no maracyn i will need to order that

I would suggest kanaplex. Its not that you can't use erythromycin - just that if you're using a non-aquarium product its a lot harder to dose>

 

[MnFish1]

I would suggest kanaplex. Its not that you can't use erythromycin - just that if you're using a non-aquarium product its a lot harder to dose>

Also - Maracyn is itself erythromycin - so if y ou want to use what you have - depending on what it actually is - it probably will do no harm

 

[vetteguy53081]

im just hoping he makes it but he was caught very easily in my experience fish that are caught so easily dont make it often im keeping my fingers crossed

Use Maracyn please which IS ethromyacinAKA Maracyn 1

 

[MnFish1]

Use Maracyn please which IS ethromyacinAKA Maracyn 1

I need to bring a point to you - He has Erythromycin. He does not have maracyn . The problem is that 200 mg of erythromycin in a pill (for example) it not the same as 200 mg pure erythromycin. And the 'pill' erythromycin types - often have other things that take up the weight. It totally depends on whether he can get maracyn - or whether he knows the erythromycin dose from the tablets/source used. In reality - there is no magic with Maracyn vs erythrmycin - or another broad spectrum antibiotic. Excepting the dose - and the type of tank that works best - i.e. a display or a QT/hospital tank In the case noted - its a hospital tank - seemingly - and no obvious infection. IMHO kanamycin is fine

 

[Qasimja]

I need to bring a point to you - He has Erythromycin. He does not have maracyn . The problem is that 200 mg of erythromycin in a pill (for example) it not the same as 200 mg pure erythromycin. And the 'pill' erythromycin types - often have other things that take up the weight. It totally depends on whether he can get maracyn - or whether he knows the erythromycin dose from the tablets/source used. In reality - there is no magic with Maracyn vs erythrmycin - or another broad spectrum antibiotic. Excepting the dose - and the type of tank that works best - i.e. a display or a QT/hospital tank In the case noted - its a hospital tank - seemingly - and no obvious infection. IMHO kanamycin is fine

the product im using is API E.M. Erythromycin

 

[vetteguy53081]

the product im using is API E.M. Erythromycin

Yes, equal to Maracyn
Sorry for all the confusion being presented

 

[vetteguy53081]