Interesting you say that because it looks like it's top front tooth is missing!
What's this on the side of the vampire tetra?
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Tough one healing the stomach lining… gotta try tho. Fish looks like hes in good condition. If you can keep him eating during the process id say u have a good shot at recovery.
Do you know if this is the same product?
When I do the search for your medication this one is also popping up.
I dont believe its the same, but i dont know for sure… i was instructed to use betadine for open wounds here yrs ago and have done so with success. Just pure betadine tho. Found mine at CVS. I wouldn’t want to recommend something i havent used.
I found what you recommended (spray).
It was extremely difficult holding it down and and using the tweezers pulling out the white stuff. Whatever it was it was soft and really minimal. I was expecting a tooth but didn't feel like it.
I tried to move quick because holding it down was difficult. I think I made the grave mistake of holding it too firmly on the potty cover(for dog urine) which was an absolute huge mistake. It basically stuck to its scales and when I put the fish back in the water some scales came off. Idiot mistake hurts my stomach thinking of It. I should have put a large plastic bag on the floor that it wouldn't adhere to.
Anyways I sprayed twice and put it back in the water.
I should have asked how long I could have left it out of water once I sprayed the meds. Any advice there? Also when should I spray again? Thanks so much. Definitely want to do everything to save it.
Live and learn as always… im no expert in these situations, hoping others chime in to share advice. Good news and bad news it wasn’t a tooth. Hopeful now theres no stomach puncture. You may need to follow up with parasite meds. Personally at this point id stop for a bit and just let the fish try and recover some before anything else. If it eats in the next few days maybe move forward with some kind of meds for the water. Ive removed anchor worms off fish before, betadine the wound then treated the water with dimilin.
Exactly live and learn and I appreciate your input. Any recommendations on parasite meds?
Dimilin has worked for me with anchor worms. I use prazi/metro soaked in food for general treatments of wild caught fish. All 3 are pretty mild treatments. I know others know alot more than myself in this area tho. Not sure what ur guy may have specifically. Dont want to just start throwing the gauntlet at em yet. Id ride it out a bit and focus on feeding to boost the initial recovery. Hopefully others can offer some better advice
