Mogurako
Aquarium Advice Addict
The following is my account of treating my fish in hopes it helps others down the road.
Several weeks ago my largest Male Thorichthys sp. "Gold Mixteco" got into a fight with someone and was apparently the loser. He now has two medium sized vertical abrasions right in front of his caudal peduncle. The affected area looked like it was healing for awhile. Now however it seems to be getting worse and has the appearance of raw hamburger. I also noticed during feeding that one of the abrasions has a small white "bubble" in the middle of it. There seems to be no sign of infection anywhere else or any necrotic flesh, the fish is still swimming and eating vigorously.
Despite all my efforts nothing seems to be working, Ive tried:
As a secondary precaution I also picked up Artemiss by Microbe-lift which is a 100% Natural expellant for bacterial diseases. I have used their Herbal ich formula with good results, so I am confidant this product will work to help prevent or cure any underlying infection/diseases I can't see.
This evening I preformed the following tasks:
I will report back in the morning any changes I observe and will continue to update this thread over the course of the healing process.
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Several weeks ago my largest Male Thorichthys sp. "Gold Mixteco" got into a fight with someone and was apparently the loser. He now has two medium sized vertical abrasions right in front of his caudal peduncle. The affected area looked like it was healing for awhile. Now however it seems to be getting worse and has the appearance of raw hamburger. I also noticed during feeding that one of the abrasions has a small white "bubble" in the middle of it. There seems to be no sign of infection anywhere else or any necrotic flesh, the fish is still swimming and eating vigorously.
Despite all my efforts nothing seems to be working, Ive tried:
- Large water changes, keeping the nitrates under 10ppm.
- Raising the temperature and adding salt.
- Adding Catappa ( Indian Almond Leaf).
As a secondary precaution I also picked up Artemiss by Microbe-lift which is a 100% Natural expellant for bacterial diseases. I have used their Herbal ich formula with good results, so I am confidant this product will work to help prevent or cure any underlying infection/diseases I can't see.
This evening I preformed the following tasks:
- 50% water change
- Applied ultimate to the affected area on the fish and slightly overdosed it in to the tank using it in place of Prime.
- Add a dose of Artemiss, which I will continue to dose over the next 10 days to ensure no infection will take place.
I will report back in the morning any changes I observe and will continue to update this thread over the course of the healing process.
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