Very Injured Snowflake

[Slocke]

I agree that API general cute is not the best for injuries. I would suggest a broad spectrum antibiotic used for the treatment of external infections like Neoplex.

 

[MnFish1]

if you think its a general bacterial infection - Metrinidazole does nothing. Sorry - Antibiograms do not lie

 

[MnFish1]

I mean why is this a question.

 

[littlefoxx]

OP do you have a picture of your eel’s bite so @vetteguy53081 could see how bad it is?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Okay, general cure. Thank you

General Cure doesn’t have any antibiotic activity against external bacteria because those are aerobic.

Jay

 

[Aldebaran]

General Cure doesn’t have any antibiotic activity against external bacteria because those are aerobic.

Jay

Okay. Not general cure. Thank you

 

[Aldebaran]

OP do you have a picture of your eel’s bite so @vetteguy53081 could see how bad it is?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Just to tie in the threads here (trying to keep all of the info available for everyone to see):

Very Injured Snowflake

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...

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[littlefoxx]

Holy s*** I would probably do what @vetteguy53081 recommended with meds and maybe see if you can get your eel out. You say a tessalata did that??? Im actually surprised it isnt worse, I hope he makes it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

After conferring, go with kanamyacin base. Snowflake can tolerate it

 

[Aldebaran]

Holy s*** I would probably do what @vetteguy53081 recommended with meds and maybe see if you can get your eel out. You say a tessalata did that??? Im actually surprised it isnt worse, I hope he makes

 

[littlefoxx]

I unfortunately do not have access to neoplex. Thanks to everyone who responded.

Can you pull him into a hospital tank? And keep good water to see if he heals?

 

[Aldebaran]

After conferring, go with kanamyacin base. Snowflake can tolerate it

Okay. Thank you very much.
Thank you to all who replied.

 

[Aldebaran]

Can you pull him into a hospital tank? And keep good water to see if he heals?

His tank water is pristine, but I will have to move him in order to treat him. Thank you for all of your replies.

 

[Aldebaran]

After conferring, go with kanamyacin base. Snowflake can tolerate it

Good evening, are you able to tell me if Seachem Prime can be used with the kanamycin? Thank you

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Good evening, are you able to tell me if Seachem Prime can be used with the kanamycin? Thank you

You can use Prime with antibiotics, but not with copper. Why do you want to use Prime?

Jay

 

[Aldebaran]

You can use Prime with antibiotics, but not with copper. Why do you want to use Prime?

Jay

Well, he’s a big fish in a relatively small tank, when the ammonia increases, it will create more complications. There is no biological filter in the hospital tank, the ammonia will surely increase and fast.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Well, he’s a big fish in a relatively small tank, when the ammonia increases, it will create more complications. There is no biological filter in the hospital tank, the ammonia will surely increase and fast.

Ah, Prime may not manage the ammonia as well as is needed in that case. Even Amquel is probably going to fail. Do you have any active bio filtration material you can move over? I keep a sponge filter running in my sumps for this use, but you might have other media you could use.

Jay

 

[Aldebaran]

Ah, Prime may not manage the ammonia as well as is needed in that case. Even Amquel is probably going to fail. Do you have any active bio filtration material you can move over? I keep a sponge filter running in my sumps for this use, but you might have other media you could use.

Jay

Yes, I do. Thank you

 

[Aldebaran]

Hello everyone,
The snowflake has made it through these past few days. His wounds are pretty bad but they do seem to be healing. It looks like some air got into his respiratory holes and that he may have air stuck in there, probably due to the air stone and his position. His upper portion is buoyant, to add to the problems. What can be done? I do not think it can resolve on its own. There is an equal sized injury on the other side as well. Thank you
@Humblefish @Jay Hemdal