Swim Bladder Treatment

[arc eye]

What would you do to treat a lineatus wrasse with a swim bladder problem?

At week 3, the issue really set in. So far I have been dosing metro to the water column since the wrasse won't eat. Next week I am planning on dosing prazipro because in the past it did poop worms.

Will other antiobiotics really work much better?

Should I look into "pinning" it?

 

[arc eye]

Anyone?

 

[Deinonych]

It's possible it wasn't properly decompressed after capture at depth (they can be found as deep as 180'). From what I have read, there is very little you can do about swim bladder disorders unless you can attribute the disorder to infection (bacterial or parasitic).

 

[arc eye]

My guess is its due to decompression. The fish is very thick and healthy looking otherwise. Plus it was cheap at $125 so my guess is they got it from a less reputable collector.

Its really sad to see.

 

[scuzy]

my lineatus is having the same issues. Sad

 

[Dmorty217]

One treatment method I have read about would involve a container you can put inside of a big tube of PVC that is capped on the end and then submerge in the bigger PVC to create pressure like where the fish was collected from... Not sure if this works because I haven't tried it myself but it may be worth a try

 

[scuzy]

how would you do that? I am thinking of creating pressure but not sure how to cap it and cap it some more.

 

[hecticreefer]

That works, but it is slightly complicated and expensive. You can do it with large diameter water filter housings like this:
http://www.isopurewater.com/PureT-C...e-Filter-Housing-1-NPT-BlackClear_p_3026.html
A high pressure diaphragm pump like this:
http://www.grainger.com/product/SHURFLO-Pump-4UN55
And an adjustable pressure relief valve, like this:
https://www.haywardflowcontrol.com/...ef-Valves_10202_10053_2016920_-1_200048__.htm

Add a pressure gauge, some plumbing, but that's about it.

As you can see it gets prohibitively expensive very quickly...but it can be done.

 

[hecticreefer]

Alternatively, you can just put the fish in a static bucket and treat it in a pressure pot at your local dive shop, if they have one. Problem is the fish can only be held in a bucket for so long, and you need quite a while to deco it properly. Given a big enough bucket it can be done though.

 

[billsreef]

pressure pot at your local dive shop, if they have one.

That's a might big if. I've yet to see a dive shop with such a thing.

 

[snorvich]

That's a might big if. I've yet to see a dive shop with such a thing.

Right. In my rather extensive travels I have seen some countries that do not have them.

 

[hecticreefer]

http://www.deep-six.com/page44.htm

 

[billsreef]

http://www.deep-six.com/page44.htm

Yes, I know they exist and what they are. I still haven't seen a shop with one. If you know of any specific dive shops with one, that would be good information to share, as they aren't common.

 

[hecticreefer]

I don't have a list of dive shops that own them in San Jose and Ohio, no. I figure people who are truly interested can find them on their own, or build the device I helpfully described above.

Are you interested in helping answer the question, or just in disagreeing with me?

 

[billsreef]

Answers that help are good, though I don't see how sending people looking for something scarce as unicorns is helpful. Nor is recommending DIY pressure chambers wise...doesn't take much of a flaw in materials to create a bomb