Quad cities- any one got a UV I can use for a week?

matt the fiddler · #1 10/17/2006, 11:35 PM

I want to play preventative medicine right now, though I dont' know much about this possible bacteria yet. I want to make sure a sick fish didn't infect the rest of the system.

Does anyone have a UV [preferably a really large one] I can borrow for a bit?

I am afraid the flesh eating bacteria has hit my tank.. not sure where it came from. I haven't had time to add anything new in months and months and months [short of some frags from Coralfreak]

so sad. I have had the fish for 3 years..

matt the fiddler · #2 10/18/2006, 12:05 PM

Let me update this and add this for my QT tank.

Does any one have FURAN-2 [fish pill] by time I ship it here, I think it will be too late to even try using it.

matt the fiddler · #3 10/18/2006, 12:13 PM

never mind- Aquatic Enviroments came through.. and had a different brand of it ....

Covey · #4 10/18/2006, 01:50 PM

You can get it from frozen foods. They talked about it in last month Coral. Could also just be an infected wound.

Good Luck with the jawfish I know you had him for a while.

matt the fiddler · #5 10/18/2006, 04:42 PM

He is in a hospital tank now, and I freshwater dipped him..... with a stong dose of the antibotic... i used "biFuran+" in it's powder form. and mixed in the QT tank.. I don't have a filter for the QT- so I will just do seveal water changes a day with water form the main tank. Glad I have that Ammonia Alert Badge.

thanks clayton..

Not sure if he will pull out

well, if it is a wound.. why would it be eating the flesh under the shin?

The funny thing is, as bad at that wound looks- there is no change to his normal behavior.. swimming and exploring perfectly noramlly, eating normally... etc.

Covey · #6 10/18/2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by matt the fiddler
well, if it is a wound.. why would it be eating the flesh under the shin?

Secondary fungal infection but I guess that the furan should handle that too.

MelaFix would work as well. Make a skimmer go mad but works good.

Did the furan turn the water green?

matt the fiddler · #7 10/18/2006, 05:48 PM

yellow

Covey · #8 10/18/2006, 10:25 PM

I think I used that stuff back in the Discus days...

matt the fiddler · #9 10/20/2006, 03:12 PM

still alive and eating.. though the wound is a bit bigger... blah

matt the fiddler · #10 10/28/2006, 01:41 AM

he is starting to heal- the big hole is starting to regrow back...

Covey · #11 10/28/2006, 09:16 PM

Is he still in QT?

matt the fiddler · #12 10/28/2006, 09:33 PM

he will be there for at least 3 more weeks.. likely 4

I am going to keep him on the meds untill he is healed., and then remove them and watch and see what happens.

I am probably going to freshwater dip him before i put him in the display again as well

annamarie421 · #13 10/28/2006, 09:50 PM

Glad to hear that he's on the mend!

Anna

matt the fiddler · #14 10/29/2006, 12:33 AM

well crap. i just found out i have to move in a week or two.. i think i can manage keeping him out during the move.. it will be a tricky deal though.