Sharkbait19
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#fishmedic
Hello,
It seems that my female clown is getting nippy with my male. I noticed this afternoon that his breathing rate was faster than normal and saw something fleshy under his mouth. I decided it would be best to isolate him to get a better look, and it looks like a pretty nasty wound to his gills. Additionally, the surrounding area looks red and inflamed.
I think the best route would be to quarantine him and treat with kanamycin, but figured it best to ask for some other opinions, given how severe a wound to the gills can become. I definitely don’t want to overlook any potential problems.
The first few images are from the front/side and the last three are from the bottom up. Sorry for the suboptimal pictures—clownfish can make it so difficult!!
Hello,
It seems that my female clown is getting nippy with my male. I noticed this afternoon that his breathing rate was faster than normal and saw something fleshy under his mouth. I decided it would be best to isolate him to get a better look, and it looks like a pretty nasty wound to his gills. Additionally, the surrounding area looks red and inflamed.
I think the best route would be to quarantine him and treat with kanamycin, but figured it best to ask for some other opinions, given how severe a wound to the gills can become. I definitely don’t want to overlook any potential problems.
The first few images are from the front/side and the last three are from the bottom up. Sorry for the suboptimal pictures—clownfish can make it so difficult!!
