knee Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Really worried about my clown killi. I just treated this tank about a month ago and since then didn’t have any issues but when I got home I saw one of my male clown killis looking like this. There’s also a wound on the right pectoral fin but when I observed him he is still able to use it. I was thinking if an Epsom salt bath but the wound on the fin worries me and I don’t wanna cause more hurt or distress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Could have tried to jump and injured itself on the lid I wouldn't do epsom salt baths in this case it can be stressful what I would suggest is adding Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect and monitor if you notice it getting worse then I would do a course of kanaplex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 7:31 PM, Colu said: Could have tried to jump and injured itself on the lid I wouldn't do epsom salt baths in this case it can be stressful what I would suggest is adding Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect and monitor if you notice it getting worse then I would do a course of kanaplex Thanks @Colu! Also forgot to add that the scales are a bit raised that’s why I immediately thought of bloat and Epsom salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/20/2024 at 2:48 AM, knee said: Thanks @Colu! Also forgot to add that the scales are a bit raised that’s why I immediately thought of bloat and Epsom salt. If you have pineconing that can be caused by a number of things organ failure parasitic infections bacterial infections over eating do you have a tank you can use to quarantine him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 7:49 PM, Colu said: If you have pineconing that can be caused by a number of things organ failure parasitic infections bacterial infections over eating do you have a tank you can use to quarantine him Yes. I have one of the 5g totes that I can use for quarantine. Do I treat with anything or just separate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/20/2024 at 2:50 AM, knee said: Yes. I have one of the 5g totes that I can use for quarantine. Do I treat with anything or just separate? With pineconing that can be associated with dropsy that can be caused by a number of things the most effective treatment I have found is aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons that will help with any possible fluid buildup and do a course of kanaplex to treat any possible internal bacterial infections causing pineconing metroplex in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 7:55 PM, Colu said: With pineconing that can be associated with dropsy that can be caused by a number of things the most effective treatment I have found is aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons that will help with any possible fluid buildup and do a course of kanaplex to treat any possible internal bacterial infections causing pineconing metroplex in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 3 weeks Noted! Also I have medicated fish food from Ron’s cichlids. Not sure if I’m allowed to post the link here because they also sell fish. But I took a screenshot of the description for it. It doesn’t specify what’s in it but it does say what it treats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/20/2024 at 2:59 AM, knee said: Noted! Also I have medicated fish food from Ron’s cichlids. Not sure if I’m allowed to post the link here because they also sell fish. But I took a screenshot of the description for it. It doesn’t specify what’s in it but it does say what it treats Do you no what the active ingredient is in the medicated food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 8:03 PM, Colu said: Do you no what the active ingredient is in the medicated food It doesn’t say on the bag and he also has a YouTube video but I don’t recall him specifying which meds are in the food. I sent a message to his Facebook page but I’ll probably get a response tomorrow. I’ve also looked at the comments on his video to see if anyone asked for the meds but nobody ever asked. I have fed them this food before when I was treating for something else and it actually helped. I haven’t had any issues for weeks until today here’s the vid in case I missed anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just noticed you put it it doesn't specify what's in the medication looking at what it treats I would assume it contains antibiotic possible metroplex and levamisole or praziquantel I would do a course of the medicated food and add aquarium salt at 1 table spoon for 2 gallons @knee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 8:19 PM, Colu said: Just noticed you put it it doesn't specify what's in the medication looking at what it treats I would assume it contains antibiotic possible metroplex and levamisole or praziquantel I would do a course of the medicated food and add aquarium salt at 1 table spoon for 2 gallons @knee Alright will do this tonight. Thank you again @Colu 🙌🏼🙌🏼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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