Tang got his bite

Thomashtom · Mar 11, 2019

Hi tang had an injured eye which my broom tail decided to bite. I have metro and kanaplex on hand. No erythromycin!! Putting him in QT should I use either or try to get erythromycin tomorrow? Thanks

hdsoftail1065 · Mar 11, 2019

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HotRocks · Mar 11, 2019

Thomashtom said:
Hi tang had an injured eye which my broom tail decided to bite. I have metro and kanaplex on hand. No erythromycin!! Putting him in QT should I use either or try to get erythromycin tomorrow? Thanks

Neoplex is another one that can be helpful for eye infections.

I would go ahead and dose the Kanaplex so you have something present.

Can you upload a pic?

Thomashtom · Mar 11, 2019

He is in bucket getting acclimated. Will post pic when in tank. It’s nastyIf I start kanaplex and want to switch could I do a water change tomorrow or how soon?

MnFish1 · Mar 11, 2019

OK so I had a discus (adult) that developed a 'cloudy eye'. I thought debated what to do , etc - I decided to let it go - the eye 'broke' and something came out. Its now back to normal. with no treatment. IDK what the right answer is - but sometimes stressing the fish with treatments/ammonia risk, etc is as bad as letting it be

Thomashtom · Mar 11, 2019

Thanks yeah but his eye has a tear on it. So I don’t know but there is a good chance it will get infected. Thanks

MnFish1 · Mar 11, 2019

Thomashtom said:
Thanks yeah but his eye has a tear on it. So I don’t know but there is a good chance it will get infected. Thanks

You would be surprised what can heal without antibiotics. This fish literally had its eye explode - I was sure it would die - it's fine. It's healed.

MnFish1 · Mar 11, 2019

Thomashtom said:
Thanks yeah but his eye has a tear on it. So I don’t know but there is a good chance it will get infected. Thanks

BTW - is it into the eye - or just the surface? - you could also use topical drops... but thats hard. the problem is that most Antibiotics in the water won't get into that tissue anyway...