I see, if there's bacteria internally then I would imagine that kanamycin would be adequate for a bath since the fish absorb kanamycin? But I'll wait till I get the seachem focus, if the eel is still eating I'll feed him orally, if not, I might try to take a sterile needle and make a small hole in the unpopped cyst. Would popping the cyst be alright if the eel doesn't eat so that I may administer the antibiotics in water?
Fish don’t absorb kanamycin from the water, but marine fish do drink tank water to help them with the osmotic balance of their blood with the water. Antibiotics and other large molecules can get inside them that way. Trouble is, not always in high enough concentrations to do much good. Freshwater fish don’t drink, so adding antibiotics to their water won’t help with internal issues.
After taking another look it seems that the eel has another cyst near it's neck, i wonder from where it's getting all these from or how he got it, it's been about 2 to 3 months since I had him and he's getting it now? I wonder if the recent vinegar additions was the cause but I am not so sure either
I don’t see the vinegar additions causing this.
Thanks so much for the help so far! After the two cysts popping there was an extremely large one between the head and the neck which had popped whilest feeding, i overdosed a bit of metronidazole due to the less toxicity, i didn't want to risk weighing the eel since that could put him off of his food, i thankfully don't see anymore cysts, when should I see improvements if there are any? I took a teaspoon of pellets and added a few drops of multivitamin aswell as metronidazole and focus, I want to make sure that there are improvements because if there aren't any i believe I'll have no choice but to treat his open wound with a different antibiotic
Tough to say when the eel might show improvement, since we really don’t know the cause of this issue. We were focused on antibiotics because that was how your questions were based, but this could also be a viral issue.
Wow, the whole sounding of it just changed, after a week of the treatment if I dont see improvements should I use a different antibiotic such as kanamycin or something else? I am asking now so that I may have a plan incase it gets worse
Correct, viral diseases are not helped by antibiotics. The best you can do is supportive care. I’m not saying it is viral, just that we cant accurately say one way or another.
I understand, thank you so much for the info, incase if it is viral, I'll have no choice but just to hope that it will get better, i really appreciate it since it will help me prepare for the worse
Update: i really appreciate the help, thanks to you the issue has been addressed! Though he did have a large wound due to the large cyst bursting but it is healing wonderfully and I have yet to see another cyst! My two doses are already done so should I still go ahead with the third dose tomorrow?
