Left out of town for the weekend and came home to this one of the three Anthias in QT. Disease or injury and what should I do? They've been in QT 3 weeks tomorrow.
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I don't, but if I can find it locally I'll pick it up in the morning. I started Kanaplex tonight.Looks like a wound to me, but since infection can occur it would be prudent to begin antibiotic treatment immediately. Kanaplex will work fine. There is an outside change this could be Uronema marinum... do you have any Metroplex on hand as well?
I don't, but if I can find it locally I'll pick it up in the morning. I started Kanaplex tonight.
Anything I should specifically look for? If a wound, it should heal fairly quickly, correct?
A wound will heal fairly quickly (thanks to the SW), but if it gets infected that's another matter altogether. Antibiotics are notoriously slow acting in fish. But you are using Kanaplex aka kanamycin, and that tends to work faster because it is readily absorbed by a fish's skin. If you find Metro, go ahead and start using it in conjunction with Kanaplex. You can also safely mix Furan-2 (a different antibiotic) with both of those.
Awesome, thank you! I have a total of 3 in QT and was reading a thread you commented on saying antibiotics can suppress their appetite.. With no way to remove the other 2, is less more or will using all 3 be preferred?
I couldn't find Metroplex, but I added Furan-2 this morning. Tons of surface agitation. They ate like hogs this morning so I'm hoping that will continue. I saw the male go after her just before breakfast, so I'm pretty confident that it's a bullying wound. Added some more PVC pieces for hiding spots... Is there anything else I can/should do?
My two year old just watched this and dubbed them "cute". It looks a lot better! Great job