grimlock3000
Aquarium Advice Addict
The lone Tetra in my 10g tank is missing over half of his fins, and has a large chunk of his head ripped off that never fully healed. Half of its jaw is gone too. It is just kind of raw flesh hangin there with no scales. This happened months ago after the Tetra in the 26g tank killed off every Tetra I had. Well, every Tetra except the gimpy one, which managed to live somehow. I had the Tetra QT'd for over a month until it was looking decent, then returned it to the 10g tank, minus fins and portions of its head. The entire time the fish was in QT, I had antibiotics in the water or it would get reinfected.
My problem is that the Tetra just can not seem to fully heal or grow scales on it. He swims around fine, eats fine, and chases fish away from his territory without any problem. The damaged and exposed area keeps getting infected, then the infection goes away, then comes back soon after, even with daily water changes. Recently, the Tetra has had a particularly tough infection, and now two other fish are showing signs of infection too. I think the Tetra is just a breeding ground for infections. I am treating my tank with BettaMax in an attempt to clear up the infected fish. The BettaMax is a mild broad spectrum antibiotic + other stuff so hopefully it will help.
I am really considering euthanizing the fish, but I would hate to be the one to kill it after all it has been through. I know if I put it in a tank with a contast supply of antibiotics, it is fine. But then I need another tank and constant supply of medication. Or I can keep the Tetra in the 10g like it has been, and hope for the best. Maybe with the BettaMax I can clear up the infection for good. But probably not.
My problem is that the Tetra just can not seem to fully heal or grow scales on it. He swims around fine, eats fine, and chases fish away from his territory without any problem. The damaged and exposed area keeps getting infected, then the infection goes away, then comes back soon after, even with daily water changes. Recently, the Tetra has had a particularly tough infection, and now two other fish are showing signs of infection too. I think the Tetra is just a breeding ground for infections. I am treating my tank with BettaMax in an attempt to clear up the infected fish. The BettaMax is a mild broad spectrum antibiotic + other stuff so hopefully it will help.
I am really considering euthanizing the fish, but I would hate to be the one to kill it after all it has been through. I know if I put it in a tank with a contast supply of antibiotics, it is fine. But then I need another tank and constant supply of medication. Or I can keep the Tetra in the 10g like it has been, and hope for the best. Maybe with the BettaMax I can clear up the infection for good. But probably not.