Twostick Stingfish

[Mickle]

Dang. Good thing I asked, I didnt think about the kidneys at all. Ive just bought some Kanaplex, it comes tomorrow.

A single dose of kanaplex lasts 48 hours, is the medication strong enough to possibly see effects within the first treatment? I dont want to take the fish out for photos too often

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Dang. Good thing I asked, I didnt think about the kidneys at all. Ive just bought some Kanaplex, it comes tomorrow.

A single dose of kanaplex lasts 48 hours, is the medication strong enough to possibly see effects within the first treatment? I dont want to take the fish out for photos too often

Antibiotics are pretty slow to work - they should stop the lesions from growing within 5 to 7 days, with healing starting after a few weeks.

 

[Mickle]

Antibiotics are pretty slow to work - they should stop the lesions from growing within 5 to 7 days, with healing starting after a few weeks.

Ive decided Ill switch to kanaplex after 7 more days of neoplex.

Kanaplex dosing every 48 hours and its measured out to 5 gallons per scoop. Im not filling up the bucket all the way so that makes it kinda risky to dose. I read it can overdose easily, not sure how true that is but Imma stick with the stability of neoplex for 7 more days. If it still looks bad then Ill try kanaplex

 

[Mickle]

Update photos! Deciding what my next move is now, neoplex treatment is over.

Dorsal Spines

Head Lesions

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It looks like alot of the spines are falling out. Im really gentle when adding him to the photo tank so I think they may be falling out on their own. Ill have to look into it, if that is a normal part of healing process for venomous spines or if I should be concerned. The lesion under the right eye looks better to me, the other has obviously grown :/

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Update photos! Deciding what my next move is now, neoplex treatment is over.

Dorsal Spines

Head Lesions

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It looks like alot of the spines are falling out. Im really gentle when adding him to the photo tank so I think they may be falling out on their own. Ill have to look into it, if that is a normal part of healing process for venomous spines or if I should be concerned. The lesion under the right eye looks better to me, the other has obviously grown :/

That isn't a normal part of the healing process, the dorsal spines are essentially bones and should not fall out. That means the infection is very deep seated.

Still, these look a bit better - is it still feeding well?
How many doses of kanaplex has it gotten?