seahorse caught in rock
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Duddly01
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I assume there is an injury to her skin? Do you have any biobandage? Would help probably heal the wound.
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ann83
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Put her in a hospital tank with pristine water where you can watch her and where you can bring the temperature down to 68 degrees to reduce the chance of secondary bacterial infection. Or, bring the temp in the display down to 68 degrees. I wouldn't leave the cleaner shrimp in with her, its not going to do any good for the wound, and it will probably cause her extra stress to have it bothering her. I second the use of bio bandage or a topical antibiotic treatment (topical neomycin). Do you have a pic?
Duddly01
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Actually I would not ever put the cleaner shrimp back in with the horse either. I really don't think they are very seahorse safe and will constantly try cleaning her stressing her out. I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't why she got hurt in the first place. The only shrimp I keep with mine are peppermint shrimp. Good for keeping aiptasia at bay and don't seem to bother the horses.
pledosophy
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IME Cleaner shrimp seem to be a case by case experience. Personally I have kept a cleaner with my seahorses and been fine, but found other speciments of seahorses and cleaners completely un compatible.
If the sehaorses have been living with the cleaners for two years and you have never observed a problem they might be alright.
If you haven't tried to free the seahorses I would very gently do so. IMO I'd go with the lower temp like Anne Suggested, and use the Neomycin (neosporin) on the wound directly. I also might venture over to your health food store and drop the $8 on Beta Glucan and start to enrich the food with that to help stimulate the immune system. My biggest concern would be for a secondary infection, which is very common with injuries and high levels of stress (you have both)
HTH, JMO
If the sehaorses have been living with the cleaners for two years and you have never observed a problem they might be alright.
If you haven't tried to free the seahorses I would very gently do so. IMO I'd go with the lower temp like Anne Suggested, and use the Neomycin (neosporin) on the wound directly. I also might venture over to your health food store and drop the $8 on Beta Glucan and start to enrich the food with that to help stimulate the immune system. My biggest concern would be for a secondary infection, which is very common with injuries and high levels of stress (you have both)
HTH, JMO
