Very Injured Snowflake

[Aldebaran]

Good day everyone,

I haven’t found much about treating eels that become injured. I believe there may have been a squabble for a piece of food and the snowflake was bitten on the top of his head by the tessalata, barely missing his eyes, imagine a bonnet, that’s what it looks like. It is red and there’s visible tissue damage and he is clearly in distress.

Can I dose thé display with H202?
I have some général cure
I have a bit of kanamycin left over from when Canada allowed fish meds.

The H202 would be my preference if that is an acceptable treatment, if I take him out I do not think I would be able to put him back.
@Humblefish
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

#fishmedic
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[Aldebaran]

#fishmedic
I'd suggest reading through the link below (particularly the "Aquarium Parameters," "Water quality," and "In-depth Information" sections) to figure out what info you can share here with the fishmedic crew to get the best diagnosis and treatment advice possible:

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Aquarium Fish Disease Problem Solving Determining the best course of action for a problem with your aquarium can be a difficult task. Even advanced aquarists will often need to seek the help of others for complicated or unique issues. Our intent here on Reef 2 Reef is to offer expert advice...

www.reef2reef.com

Also, for future reference with these sorts of issues, posting in the forum linked below can get you help faster:

Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.

www.reef2reef.com

Oh, okay, thank you

 

[Sharkbait19]

@lion king @Jay Hemdal
Pics would help a lot. Eels aren’t great with meds, so I’d hold off unless really necessary or you get confirmation from people more knowledgeable in treating them.
I’d recommend separating out the aggressor if possible - even if it was an accident at feeding you don’t want to risk anything until it heals. Any treatment is best done in a qt anyway.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Good day everyone,

I haven’t found much about treating eels that become injured. I believe there may have been a squabble for a piece of food and the snowflake was bitten on the top of his head by the tessalata, barely missing his eyes, imagine a bonnet, that’s what it looks like. It is red and there’s visible tissue damage and he is clearly in distress.

Can I dose thé display with H202?
I have some général cure
I have a bit of kanamycin left over from when Canada allowed fish meds.

The H202 would be my preference if that is an acceptable treatment, if I take him out I do not think I would be able to put him back.
@Humblefish
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

Skip the peroxide on your DT - any dose that would be inhibitory for pathogenic bacteria is going to harm your beneficial bacteria as well.

How out of date is the kanamycin?
Can you post a picture so we can assess the severity of the injury?

Jay

 

[Aldebaran]

@lion king @Jay Hemdal
Pics would help a lot. Eels aren’t great with meds, so I’d hold off unless really necessary or you get confirmation from people more knowledgeable in treating them.
I’d recommend separating out the aggressor if possible - even if it was an accident at feeding you don’t want to risk anything until it heals. Any treatment is best done in a qt anyway.

Yes, okay, awaiting confirmation. Thank you

 

[Aldebaran]

Skip the peroxide on your DT - any dose that would be inhibitory for pathogenic bacteria is going to harm your beneficial bacteria as well.

How out of date is the kanamycin?
Can you post a picture so we can assess the severity of the injury?

Jay

The kanamycin is 2-3 years old. Thank you

 

[Aldebaran]

Yes, okay, awaiting confirmation. Thank you

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Are there two threads about the same fish? That gets too confusing to me…..I’m retired (grin).

That is a very serious bite. Even without an infection, the blood loss and trauma is going to be a problem.

Jay

 

[Aldebaran]

Are there two threads about the same fish? That gets too confusing to me…..I’m retired (grin).

That is a very serious bite. Even without an infection, the blood loss and trauma is going to be a problem.

Jay

I posted in the incorrect place initially, sorry for the confusion. Yes .