Hholly
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Dont know what he did it on, but he has a vertical slice on his side. It doesn't appear very deep. What can I do for him to heal him up?
Thanks!
Thanks!
My betta cut himself
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Mumma.of.two
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Hholly said:
Very clean water and a little bit of aquarium salt. If it gets infected then he will need meds. He should heal just fine with clean water.
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Hholly
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Thank you ladies. Would the salt affect a pleco in a bad way?
Mumma.of.two
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It may. What size tank and what are the tank mates?
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Hholly
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45gal., 3 Furcata rainbows, 3 threadfin rainbows, 6 white cloud minnows, 1 albino bristlenose pleco and live plants. If need be I can put him back in his 2gal. bowl. It's heated but no filter.
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Hholly
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Any ideas about the dosage?
Mumma.of.two
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Hholly said:
You can add a half dose slowly and see how the pleco takes it. The plants will be fine. Salts isn't NEEDED but it does help.
Mumma.of.two
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45 gal divided by 5 = 9 tablespoons is a full dose.
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Hholly
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Would a half dose do any good? Just to not hurt the pleco?
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Hholly
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Oops! I just saw your other post Mumma. Thanks for that!
JesseMessykinn
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I had a Fish with a open sore on it side, I put him in a 10g tank. the meds I used was little salt, and malflax.
If your going to keep him in the big tank you could try just malflax, its plant safe... So say Label, but it didnt hurt mine and a minor dose. Just to insure any of my others in my 29 Didnt get any infections. I had minor worry about fin rot, but I think the barbs were just nipping him.
If your going to keep him in the big tank you could try just malflax, its plant safe... So say Label, but it didnt hurt mine and a minor dose. Just to insure any of my others in my 29 Didnt get any infections. I had minor worry about fin rot, but I think the barbs were just nipping him.
Mumma.of.two
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Melafix and Pimafix are not recommended for labyrinth breathers. It can damage the organ.
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Hholly
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He wasn't cut as bad as I first thought. Just some scales missing. He seems to be doing really well. Thanks all!
