Fish Got A Cut On Side!

[aaronnorth]

Hi, my bosemani rainbow fish has got a cut on her side, it is about 2mm across and is red and sticks out a bit aswell. It is kept with community fish and gets on well with the others so my only other thought is that it could of caught itself on something - driftwood???

What i want to know is:

1) will this develop into anything and into what

2) Should i treat it now or later and with what type of medication


Thanks in advance,

Aaron.

 

[WILDER]

What are your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
The cuts does it look red with a circling of white dead tissue around the edges.
How deep is the cut.
Does the cut look clean or infected.
Anything sharp in the tank take it out, if the bogwood sharp sand paper the sharp bits down.

 

[aaronnorth]

[What are your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

ammonia - 0
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 40
ph - 7.5
kh - 120/ 8deg
gh - 280/ 15deg

The cuts does it look red with a circling of white dead tissue around the edges.

yes, the white is circling 50% of the cut

How deep is the cut.

not very, it looks level with the body, more like a mark

Does the cut look clean or infected.

clean, only found it today

Anything sharp in the tank take it out, if the bogwood sharp sand paper the sharp bits down.

only bogwood but that has been in there since november, although i have just rescaped the tank. and i checked for sgarp edges before putting it in.

 

[WILDER]

It sounds like an ulcer not a cut you will need a bacterial med.
http/www.fbas.co.uk/Ulcers.html

 

[aaronnorth]

It sounds like an ulcer not a cut you will need a bacterial med.

thanks, i was doing well until last year since i had dropsy

 

[WILDER]

Anti internal bacteria med by interpet for ulcers.

 

[aaronnorth]

Anti internal bacteria med by interpet for ulcers.

Luckily i have some myaxin in which i almost sold so i will be treating with that for next 5 days, 1st treatment went in this morning, no further development as yet (touch wood)

 

[WILDER]

Ok, good luck.