So last night while I was sleeping, the foam that I had around the power head came off, and my seahorse got his tail caught in it. It is mangled pretty good, and now I am concerned that it might get infected. Is there anything that I can do for him to keep that from happening? I really dont want to lose my little guy.
Injured Horse
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For starters, you would be best to place it in a hospital tank and drop the temperature to 68°F to control bacteria better.
Use bio-bandage or similar product, again for bacteria control.
Do 50% water changes daily and monitor for ammonia presence.
Products like ClorAm-X work great to help minimize the risk of ammonia burn.
If infection sets in in spite of all this, get back to us so someone can direct you in a further process.
Use bio-bandage or similar product, again for bacteria control.
Do 50% water changes daily and monitor for ammonia presence.
Products like ClorAm-X work great to help minimize the risk of ammonia burn.
If infection sets in in spite of all this, get back to us so someone can direct you in a further process.
First of all droping the temp that low will just stress out the seahorse more and you can bet its as good as gone second bio bandge is a wast of mony and crap that only in experianced people use the bio bandge is to heavy for a seahorse when used and will pretty much sink it make sure it stays fed well by target feeding and maintain good water peramaters
With all due respect to your personal experiences, some of us post according to the latest recommendations by the experienced keepers on the "org".
Dropping the temperature is to lessen the chances of bacterial infestation, or at least to minimize it.
You can drop the temperature 2° per day, a little more if spread out throughout the day, and the seahorses will be fine.
Bio-Bandage has never been "too heavy" for my seahorses, nor for many others reporting on the "org".
Keeping the seahorse well fed is definitely a parameter, although target feeding is only necessary if it doesn't feed enough in the normal manner.
Maintaining good water parameters is a necessity at all times, IMO.
It has been a long time since this post originated and we haven't heard back from the OP on the status, but if he posted that the problem was exacerbated, then followup treatment would have been recommended.
Dropping the temperature is to lessen the chances of bacterial infestation, or at least to minimize it.
You can drop the temperature 2° per day, a little more if spread out throughout the day, and the seahorses will be fine.
Bio-Bandage has never been "too heavy" for my seahorses, nor for many others reporting on the "org".
Keeping the seahorse well fed is definitely a parameter, although target feeding is only necessary if it doesn't feed enough in the normal manner.
Maintaining good water parameters is a necessity at all times, IMO.
It has been a long time since this post originated and we haven't heard back from the OP on the status, but if he posted that the problem was exacerbated, then followup treatment would have been recommended.
gtstylez87
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also add lugols iodine that will help prevent bacterial infections.
Seeker1, I'm sorry you had bad experiences with bio-bandage. However, some others have good experiences with it.
While I've used it twice, the first time wasn't soon enough and eventually the infection spread and she lost a good part of her tail.
The second time was successful on another.
There was no sinking of the seahorse.
I don't know where you got the impression that Bio-Bandage is only for marine mammals, as on the packaging it states "Great for all types of fish".
The product as far as I know is merely antibiotics with vitamins that is gel based to adhere the medication to the wound.
While I've used it twice, the first time wasn't soon enough and eventually the infection spread and she lost a good part of her tail.
The second time was successful on another.
There was no sinking of the seahorse.
I don't know where you got the impression that Bio-Bandage is only for marine mammals, as on the packaging it states "Great for all types of fish".
The product as far as I know is merely antibiotics with vitamins that is gel based to adhere the medication to the wound.
