FIREFISH PROBLEM

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

Cleaning my tank and saw his lips.

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081 @Sharkbait19 sorry for the pings, im just extremely concerned

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

vetteguy53081 · Apr 26, 2022

Unitylover said:
Cleaning my tank and saw his lips.

Looks like an injury that has become a bacterial problem. Pic is extremely fuzzy to clearly see, but as you know, the first words will be QUARANTINE.
You will need to quarantine and treat fish. Best bet will be seachem neoplex. If none accessible, then Kanaplex. Increase aeration via air stone during treatment and maintain water quality focusing on ammonia

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Looks like an injury that has become a bacterial problem. Pic is extremely fuzzy to clearly see, but as you know, the first words will be QUARANTINE.
You will need to quarantine and treat fish. Best bet will be seachem neoplex. If none accessible, then Kanaplex. Increase aeration via air stone during treatment and maintain water quality focusing on ammonia

i dont have quarantine, but is neoplex able to be used in a display?

vetteguy53081 · Apr 26, 2022

Unitylover said:
i dont have quarantine, but is neoplex able to be used in a display?

While it is safe to use with inverts, I dont regard it as reef safe. Quarantine can be as simple as a starter kit from Walmart which has the essentials needed for QT
Ruby rally pro is a reef safe option but will take longer and is formalin rather than needed neomycin sulfate

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
While it is safe to use with inverts, I dont regard it as reef safe. Quarantine can be as simple as a starter kit from Walmart which has the essentials needed for QT
Ruby rally pro is a reef safe option but will take longer and is formalin rather than needed neomycin sulfate

i dont have corals (because of my huge algae problem), so is it fine to use in a dt? i only have a hermit crab

vetteguy53081 · Apr 26, 2022

Unitylover said:
i dont have corals (because of my huge algae problem), so is it fine to use in a dt? i only have a hermit crab

Difference maker- Gamble with crab but if fish only tank, you can. Do a good water change after treatment

Unitylover · Apr 26, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Difference maker- Gamble with crab but if fish only tank, you can. Do a good water change after treatment

i will, but first i need to get my mom to order it AND wait for it to arrive.

Jay Hemdal · Apr 27, 2022

Unitylover said:
i will, but first i need to get my mom to order it AND wait for it to arrive.

What was the timing on this? If the fish showed up like this after the tank cleaning, my thought would be, as flighty as this species is, that it got frightened and ran into something. If it JUST happened, then there hasn't been time for an infection to set in (yet). Even without an infection, severe physical damage to the mouth can be fatal because the fish won't feed properly. Nothing to be done about that though.....

Jay

Unitylover · Apr 27, 2022

Jay Hemdal said:
What was the timing on this? If the fish showed up like this after the tank cleaning, my thought would be, as flighty as this species is, that it got frightened and ran into something. If it JUST happened, then there hasn't been time for an infection to set in (yet). Even without an infection, severe physical damage to the mouth can be fatal because the fish won't feed properly. Nothing to be done about that though.....

Jay

i saw it eat this morning, the wound is 3-4 days old, tops.