Yellow Watchman with a hole in it's side!

#1 05-10-2010, 04:28 AM

sorry to say melifix does work in salt water I have used it on a few occasions. Works like a charm, wounds heal in a few days (small open wounds) and no secondary infections. TB is transferable and this could be wear gloves also as TB can be transmitted through small lacerations or cuts.

Bill

untamed · #2 05-10-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bvlester

sorry to say melifix does work in salt water I have used it on a few occasions. Works like a charm, wounds heal in a few days (small open wounds) and no secondary infections. TB is transferable and this could be wear gloves also as TB can be transmitted through small lacerations or cuts.

Bill

It is very normal for small, open, wounds to heal themselves in a few days without any treatment at all. I'm not saying Melefix doesn't work...just that the above statement doesn't really prove that it does.

Albertan22 · #3 07-05-2010, 02:05 AM

Just to update any who are interested, after many, many weeks in a hospital tank, my yellow watchman is back in the DT. He's still got a scar where the hole was, but it's closed up and he's doing very well

Lance · #4 07-05-2010, 02:08 AM

TheKid · #5 07-05-2010, 02:08 AM

Wow must have someone watching out for him, good job!!

goffeebeans · #6 07-05-2010, 03:52 AM

Could it have possibly been flukes?

Discoloration and sudden loss of appetite are some of the symptoms.

christyf5 · #7 07-05-2010, 05:20 AM

Great to hear! Fish can be tough little critters sometimes

Albertan22 · #8 07-06-2010, 01:46 AM

Thanks for the compliments all. There were times when I was loosing patience with keeping this guy in the hospital tank, the tank is also my QT so I wasn't able to get any new fish while I was treating him. But I just couldn't believe the perseverance of this little fish so I didn't give up on him. It's amazing what a fish can withstand and survive.

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Originally Posted by goffeebeans

Could it have possibly been flukes?

Discoloration and sudden loss of appetite are some of the symptoms.

I never really did figure out exactly what caused the problem. I suspect that the loss in appetite was just related to the stress of moving him into the hospital tank. He had a good appetite before I moved him, and once he settled into the new digs he started eating again.

Myka · #9 07-05-2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Albertan22

Just to update any who are interested, after many, many weeks in a hospital tank, my yellow watchman is back in the DT. He's still got a scar where the hole was, but it's closed up and he's doing very well

Wow!

I thought he was dead long ago. Good job!