Rea17
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Hey everyone. My LFS had this Red Sea regal for probably 2 months before they gave it to me to treat. They ran it though CP and Prazi (supposedly), but it had a bacterial infection that went untreated until I got it home. He's a little larger than I'd like, 5-6"
At first, the fish was thin but eating (not very well) and had flared/red gills. I know ammonia burns can result in the gill tissue appearing bright red, but I suspected a bacterial infection and told the LFS to treat him. When they didn't, the infection spread into his mouth and his entire lower "lip" was eaten away, leaving his bottom row of teeth completely exposed. At this point I was able to take the fish and treat it. It reacted very well to a round of Furan-2 and perked up almost instantly, it ate constantly for 2 days. After that, it's appetite has been up and down, and at this point the only thing he likes are the 1mm NLS pellets, but he eats them fairly well several times a day off the floor of his QT tank.
My problems: the fish "appears" to have flukes, but nothing comes off in a FW dip and Prazi isn't helping. One of his pectoral fins has cloudy spots around the edges (very hard to see unless looking at him straight on), and he has a twitch. He doesn't flash.
His mouth isn't healing, at all. I'm considering running him through another round of antibiotics, something different this time, in case the infection isn't completely wiped out. I really think he'll eat better once he doesn't have that bothering him, but I'm not sure how to proceed on that front. Also, his flared gill seemed better after I ran him through the first Prazi treatment, but is still present.
He gained some weight, but is still thinner than I'd like. His appetite seems stable at this point, but feeding him is still tedious. If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate some input! Thanks
At first, the fish was thin but eating (not very well) and had flared/red gills. I know ammonia burns can result in the gill tissue appearing bright red, but I suspected a bacterial infection and told the LFS to treat him. When they didn't, the infection spread into his mouth and his entire lower "lip" was eaten away, leaving his bottom row of teeth completely exposed. At this point I was able to take the fish and treat it. It reacted very well to a round of Furan-2 and perked up almost instantly, it ate constantly for 2 days. After that, it's appetite has been up and down, and at this point the only thing he likes are the 1mm NLS pellets, but he eats them fairly well several times a day off the floor of his QT tank.
My problems: the fish "appears" to have flukes, but nothing comes off in a FW dip and Prazi isn't helping. One of his pectoral fins has cloudy spots around the edges (very hard to see unless looking at him straight on), and he has a twitch. He doesn't flash.
His mouth isn't healing, at all. I'm considering running him through another round of antibiotics, something different this time, in case the infection isn't completely wiped out. I really think he'll eat better once he doesn't have that bothering him, but I'm not sure how to proceed on that front. Also, his flared gill seemed better after I ran him through the first Prazi treatment, but is still present.
He gained some weight, but is still thinner than I'd like. His appetite seems stable at this point, but feeding him is still tedious. If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate some input! Thanks