bubbles in seahorse

[kenny fluke]

i have a seahorse that has bubbles in him. started out in tail but is starting to spread. how can i make these go away? he is healthy and eating but i dont know for how long he can go like this. i have one of the aquapod 14 tanks i could put him to medicate or i could set up a hospital tank. i dont know what to use as meds. than you. any help would be appreciated.

 

[JHemdal]

Trying searching for "gas bubble disease" or "GBD". This is a common problem in seahorses (especially males) and it is usually fatal (eventually). It is NOT caused by supersaturation as is the gas if you see gas bubbles in other fish. There is likely to be a bacterial root cause. The only treatment I've heard that works well is injections of acetazolamide combined with an antibiotic...but although the symptoms went away when we used it recently on a few fish, the problems returned and we eventually had to euthanize the animals.

Jay