Anthias arrived Injured.

Diveks · Jan 31, 2021

Yesterday morning, i received 5 lyretails, 2 wrasses, a small sailfin, and a fish the seller accidentally sent (yellow watchman). I did a 30 min float and safety dipped them before putting them in the 80 gallon qt. I ordered 5 females but i think the seller sold me 2 females that are transitioning cause they were very big. One of the bag leaked in shipment and the fish was half out of water (the biggest anthias) and i saw that it’s lips were injured. I didn’t think he would survive the first night but they all did. When i first put them in the qt i saw that 4 out of 5 of them had some kind of injury, either the fins were a bit ragged and red or their lips. They all started eating the same day though so i was relieved. i think they were somewhat crowded in the seller’s tank and they might have injured each other. I was going to start with copper, but seeing them injured i think copper would worsen the infection. They don't fight in the qt but their injuries aren’t healing very fast. When am i able to start copper? I can use furan-2 on them now, i think that might be good for now. But im wondering when can i start copper/general cure? Is it when the redness stop or when everything is fully healed? They only have mild redness on the fins.

Jay Hemdal · Jan 31, 2021

Can you post some pictures? It is a tough call to say if you should treat with antibiotics first, or copper. Copper won't directly worsen an infection, but it does impact their immunity to some degree. On the other hand, it sounds like these fish were a bit damaged before you got them, and perhaps they also were exposed to some protozoans at the dealer's? In those cases, fish can die very quickly from ich or velvet, so copper is usually my first choice to begin quarantine with.

Jay

Diveks · Jan 31, 2021

Jay Hemdal said:
Can you post some pictures? It is a tough call to say if you should treat with antibiotics first, or copper. Copper won't directly worsen an infection, but it does impact their immunity to some degree. On the other hand, it sounds like these fish were a bit damaged before you got them, and perhaps they also were exposed to some protozoans at the dealer's? In those cases, fish can die very quickly from ich or velvet, so copper is usually my first choice to begin quarantine with.

Jay

Sorry for the late reply it was midnight here and i wanted to take decent pictures of them.

The last two pics are of the same fish (with the leaking bag). Im not sure what the black things on its tail is, that same fish has it in 2 other places. Im guessing its some kind of infection?

Jay Hemdal · Feb 1, 2021

Tough to see - but this looks like mechanical damage. If you don't see discrete ich spots and if the fish aren't breathing rapidly, you should probably start with antibiotics. What would you have available? Neoplex or Maracyn 2 are two possible choices.

Jay

Diveks · Feb 1, 2021

Jay Hemdal said:
Tough to see - but this looks like mechanical damage. If you don't see discrete ich spots and if the fish aren't breathing rapidly, you should probably start with antibiotics. What would you have available? Neoplex or Maracyn 2 are two possible choices.

Jay

dont see any of those online or in stores here all i can get my hands on is furan 2