help needed - fish trauma

Jessi84 · Post by **Jessi84** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:50 pm

Anyone having a suggested treatment plan for me, please let me know ... My Columbian shark has a Huge gaping wound on its peduncle, below it's 2nd dorsl fin, I almost certain my snowflake moray got a old of it

Thanks bunches! I have a picture but am not that successful putting them on here...I'll try though

bluwtr · Post by **bluwtr** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:35 pm

Jess, I would say either move it to a hospital tank and treat for any fungal or bacterial infections that MAY set in, or you can let it be and see what happens. I've caught a bunch of fish with sores that are healing fine in nature. If you can keep the fish in a low stress situation and feed it regularly, it should be fine. Now, if the wound is bleeding a lot, then that is another story.

Jessi84 · Post by **Jessi84** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:05 am

Thanks Wes

It's one of the toughest fish I've had, sure it'll be OK...just worried cause of how big the wound is...no bleeding though it's pretty deep

bluwtr · Post by **bluwtr** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:26 am

It should be fine then. Just keep a close eye on it and like I said, as long as it is eating well and acts normal should be nothing to worry about. If it does start to seem puny, put it in the hospital and get some meds from Gerwin. Then you have to feed it Jell-O and other crappy food as well AND you have to wake it up every 2 hours for temperature, blood pressure and Tylenol! You know, just like a regular hospital!

Jessi84 · Post by **Jessi84** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:43 am

...and guess you can't sleep either

...found this totally awesome treatment used on koi...involves powdered denture cream and antibiotics packed into the wound after anesthesia and cleaning/drying the area. I can get the link...

http://jnfkoifarms.com/symptomsofkoi/ko ... ments.html

bluwtr · Post by **bluwtr** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:24 am

LOL! Just my normal routine--up early--bed late. And I wonder why I'm tired.....

Anyway, wow, that is some treatment regime. Personally I would be worried about 1) putting all of that stuff into a tank, and 2) sedating a fish for that long and 3) keeping the fish out of the water that long.

Since the wound is at the tail, I really wouldn't worry about it. From what you described it sounds like a nip more than a bad bite. Post a pic and see what others say.

Post by **Gerwin** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:13 am

up early not late, yeah antibacterial is the route and clean tank

guitarest · Post by **guitarest** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:37 am

So why do they call it a Columbian shark when its a catfish? Its very much like my sailfin cat I caught in Long Beach.

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