Sick Seahorse . . . HELP

horsewhisperer

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I have a female Reidi that is acting really strange. She had herself lodged/stuck into a hole in a rock and was flailing around. I got her GENTLY out of the rock, but she swam (used that word loosely) over to another rock and is hanging upside down, but not flailing any longer. She's been loose from the rock for about an hour, just hanging upside down. Any suggestions, comments, advice? By the way, 3 other seahorses in the tank are eating and doing fine. Checked the water, everything is normal.
Thank you.
 
leave her alone for now: shes REALLY stressed out. I honestly don't know if she'll make it... depends on how long she was stuck for, if it impaired her breathing, if she got injured...
 
If she has not come back to normal very soon, I would suggest setting up a hospital tank and adding some Meth Blue(this can act as a destresser).

Check her over carefully for any injuries. Leave the lights out and allow her to settle down. If she is injured , you will need to start treatment, depending on what kind of injury she has sustained.



Please let us know how she is doing and if you find any injuries on her.
 
Sick/injured horse update . . .

Sick/injured horse update . . .

OK, so I didn't get a response right away; so I dislodged her from the rock. I don't know what happened, if something in the rock had her or if she just got stuck, but I got her out. She was definately stressed and injured. The tip of her tail looks chewed a bit. She is eating now, but not moving around very much at all. What should I put on her tail?? Thank you!
 
read the thread here titled "caspers health is declining' it involves a tail wound, different reasons, but the treatment will be very similar
 
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