Open wound on my Lineatus

kj5432 · 01/01/2008, 05:12 PM

I have a Lineatus Wrrase that I bought about 2 weeks ago. He is still in qt. He arrived very healthy but he now has an open wound on the top of his body behind the eyes but in front of the top fin. I think he was rubbing it on the eggcrate that I use to separate fish in QT. I fixed it to where it would not be able to rub on it anymore and I started to treat with melafix since last thursday evening. It seems to be getting worse. I don't know how to get my pics on the web to show you what it looks like...Call me pc illerate. It does not look like parasites or anything like that. It simply looks like an open wound. Like as if he has been rubbing it on something as I suspected. How do you suggest I treat it?

sundancer · 01/01/2008, 06:08 PM

Probably nothing you can do at this point without compromising the fish. I would just watch it carefully. Do a lot of wate changes with water from your main tank, feed often and with high quality foods. Remove any stressor. Main thing is water quality,diet and stress so I would keep ny eyes on those elements.

kj5432 · 01/01/2008, 06:55 PM

Thanks! Would anyone else like to chime in?

kj5432 · 01/01/2008, 08:25 PM

Anyone else?

01/01/2008, 05:12 PM	#1
kj5432 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 198	Open wound on my Lineatus I have a Lineatus Wrrase that I bought about 2 weeks ago. He is still in qt. He arrived very healthy but he now has an open wound on the top of his body behind the eyes but in front of the top fin. I think he was rubbing it on the eggcrate that I use to separate fish in QT. I fixed it to where it would not be able to rub on it anymore and I started to treat with melafix since last thursday evening. It seems to be getting worse. I don't know how to get my pics on the web to show you what it looks like...Call me pc illerate. It does not look like parasites or anything like that. It simply looks like an open wound. Like as if he has been rubbing it on something as I suspected. How do you suggest I treat it?

01/01/2008, 06:08 PM	#2
sundancer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 373	Probably nothing you can do at this point without compromising the fish. I would just watch it carefully. Do a lot of wate changes with water from your main tank, feed often and with high quality foods. Remove any stressor. Main thing is water quality,diet and stress so I would keep ny eyes on those elements.

01/01/2008, 06:55 PM	#3
kj5432 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 198	Thanks! Would anyone else like to chime in?

01/01/2008, 08:25 PM	#4
kj5432 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 198	Anyone else?