Quad cities- any one got a UV I can use for a week?

[matt the fiddler]

I want to play preventative medicine right now, though I dont' know much about this possible bacteria yet. I want to make sure a sick fish didn't infect the rest of the system.


Does anyone have a UV [preferably a really large one] I can borrow for a bit?


I am afraid the flesh eating bacteria has hit my tank.. not sure where it came from. I haven't had time to add anything new in months and months and months [short of some frags from Coralfreak]


so sad. I have had the fish for 3 years..

 

[matt the fiddler]

Let me update this and add this for my QT tank.


Does any one have FURAN-2 [fish pill] by time I ship it here, I think it will be too late to even try using it.

 

[matt the fiddler]

never mind- Aquatic Enviroments came through.. and had a different brand of it ....

 

[Covey]

You can get it from frozen foods. They talked about it in last month Coral. Could also just be an infected wound.

Good Luck with the jawfish I know you had him for a while.

 

[matt the fiddler]

He is in a hospital tank now, and I freshwater dipped him..... with a stong dose of the antibotic... i used "biFuran+" in it's powder form. and mixed in the QT tank.. I don't have a filter for the QT- so I will just do seveal water changes a day with water form the main tank. Glad I have that Ammonia Alert Badge.

thanks clayton..


Not sure if he will pull out


well, if it is a wound.. why would it be eating the flesh under the shin?

The funny thing is, as bad at that wound looks- there is no change to his normal behavior.. swimming and exploring perfectly noramlly, eating normally... etc.

 

[Covey]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8366808#post8366808 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by matt the fiddler
well, if it is a wound.. why would it be eating the flesh under the shin?

Secondary fungal infection but I guess that the furan should handle that too.

MelaFix would work as well. Make a skimmer go mad but works good.

Did the furan turn the water green?

 

[matt the fiddler]

yellow

 

[Covey]

I think I used that stuff back in the Discus days...

 

[matt the fiddler]

still alive and eating.. though the wound is a bit bigger... blah

 

[matt the fiddler]

he is starting to heal- the big hole is starting to regrow back...

 

[Covey]

Is he still in QT?

 

[matt the fiddler]

he will be there for at least 3 more weeks.. likely 4


I am going to keep him on the meds untill he is healed., and then remove them and watch and see what happens.



I am probably going to freshwater dip him before i put him in the display again as well

 

[annamarie421]

Glad to hear that he's on the mend! :thumbsup:

Anna

 

[matt the fiddler]

well crap. i just found out i have to move in a week or two.. i think i can manage keeping him out during the move.. it will be a tricky deal though.