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I don't usually use any types of meds or chemicals for my tanks except Stress Coat to dechlorinate water at water changes. Well now I need something to treat an injured Angel. I don't know where to start. I think I need an antibiotic. Wondering what I should get? What have you used successfully in the past? It's for an injured eye that hasn't cleared up in 1-2 weeks on it's own the way this type of injury has in the past.
I have empty small tanks and extra filters that I could use to treat him.
Background if you want to read it all:
I moved some pairs around. One pair dominated the other pair after the move for a few days. This is normal and resolved itself after a few days. One of the fish in the dominated pair got his eye pecked. It's happened before and like the other times the eye looked a little white and cleared up in a day or two. Well this time instead of the dominance resolving and having peace between the pairs the dominance switched and the other pair started getting picked on. The fish from this pair had both eyes injured and it's been over a week. It's getting better a little on the one eye that was white but the other one is really torn up. I removed the other pair to another tank. So this is the only Angel pair in the 75 gallon. I don't want to post a pic because it is really bad.
The clear part of the eye that normally sticks out from the body is pretty much gone. The fish with the damaged eye is acting pretty normal but the eye is so bad that people notice it as soon as they come in the front door. People that think I'm a crazy fish lady and don't pay much attention to what's going on in the tank. It's the Koi angel in the pic under my user name and I've had him since January 2007. I really don't want to lose him to a simple bacterial infection.
I have empty small tanks and extra filters that I could use to treat him.
Background if you want to read it all:
I moved some pairs around. One pair dominated the other pair after the move for a few days. This is normal and resolved itself after a few days. One of the fish in the dominated pair got his eye pecked. It's happened before and like the other times the eye looked a little white and cleared up in a day or two. Well this time instead of the dominance resolving and having peace between the pairs the dominance switched and the other pair started getting picked on. The fish from this pair had both eyes injured and it's been over a week. It's getting better a little on the one eye that was white but the other one is really torn up. I removed the other pair to another tank. So this is the only Angel pair in the 75 gallon. I don't want to post a pic because it is really bad.
The clear part of the eye that normally sticks out from the body is pretty much gone. The fish with the damaged eye is acting pretty normal but the eye is so bad that people notice it as soon as they come in the front door. People that think I'm a crazy fish lady and don't pay much attention to what's going on in the tank. It's the Koi angel in the pic under my user name and I've had him since January 2007. I really don't want to lose him to a simple bacterial infection.