ecook Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Anyone have any sick fish with bacterial infections? I'm trying to hone my skills at injecting antibiotics in fish. I've done it, but I want more practice before I start shooting up expensive clowns. If you lose hope for your fish let me know, and I'll inject it and see if we can save it or not. Bigger is better....the smaller they are, the harder it is to inject them. So if you have a nice big sick angel, koi, anything let me know. I have the tools, I have the meds, short of going and buying some damsels I'm not sure what to do. So anyway....its something thats worth a try if the fish is sick and might not make it anyway. I know, I make some uber weird requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castor Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Lol, yeah, a bit of a weird request. You have probably already have or thought to, but I'd ask LFSs around you for their very sick-going to die fish. You could probably get a lot of practice that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecook Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Yeah, well, its slim pickings around here. I think if I said something to Inland about their dying fish, they'd shoot me down. And other than that, around here, the pickings are VERY slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I may have a subject for you. It appears my blue tang has some rot on his tail fin. He has been acting kinda strange for several days now but I couldn't see anything wrong with him until today. The bottom part of his tail fin is beginning to rot. He has also been buddying up to my cleaner and also making a peppermint clean him. I believe he has a bacterial infection. Let me know if you are interested in trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecook Posted March 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Sweet! Where are you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I am west of Plainfield, just a couple of miles north of 40. I think your husband has been by once looking at a 29 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecook Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Oh, ok ok ok. Sure, it can be done. What does your day look like tomorrow? I'm free. I'll PM you my cellie number. I needed to go to Indy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecook Posted March 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Hey Chuck, how is the fish? I know she was swimming good when I dropped her in the tub so I know she's OK from the injection, but was wondering how the infection was doing, I guess I will catch you morrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 So far it looks like the infection hasn't progressed any further as of last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecook Posted March 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Whew! Good news. By the time we got to Indy it was too late to look for more meds, but give it a few more days and I'll see what I can dig up after the meeting today. Personally, my stocks are running low because the med that I like for that kind of thing secon to an injection is also the ONLY med that would work on my big female clarkii's popeye at double dose. Hmmm....I wonder if a vet could get me some of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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