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I don't see any hole in its head. Just raised bumps that developed in 2-3 days.Hlle
Step up on both water quality and diet
Feed at least the following:
Spirulina brine shrimp
Mysis shrimp
LRS herbivore diet
Rods original formula
Krill
Plankton
Hikari mega veggie
Add selcon vitamins and garlic extract to the foods for stamina and immunity health
I don't think that is HLLE. That genus of surgeonfish almost never gets HLLE, and the raised texture and red color is more an indication of bacterial disease. If it grew slowly, there are some fish tumors look like this, but since it came on fast, I have to think bacterial. Is the lesion on both sides of the tang's head or just the left side?I don't see any hole in its head. Just raised bumps that developed in 2-3 days.
Just the one sideI don't think that is HLLE. That genus of surgeonfish almost never gets HLLE, and the raised texture and red color is more an indication of bacterial disease. If it grew slowly, there are some fish tumors look like this, but since it came on fast, I have to think bacterial. Is the lesion on both sides of the tang's head or just the left side?
Jay
HLLE is almost always bilaterally symmetrical, so that would help confirm this as a bacterial infection. I don’t suppose you can move this to a medication tank and treat with antibiotics.Just the one side
I can treat the tank as it is a quarantine of sorts. What antibiotics would work best for this?HLLE is almost always bilaterally symmetrical, so that would help confirm this as a bacterial infection. I don’t suppose you can move this to a medication tank and treat with antibiotics.
Jay
A broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic would be most likely to work. Can you get Neoplex? If not, you could try Maracyn 2.I can treat the tank as it is a quarantine of sorts. What antibiotics would work best for this?
I can get neoplex. I currently have kanaplex. Will that work?A
A broad spectrum, gram negative antibiotic would be most likely to work. Can you get Neoplex? If not, you could try Maracyn 2.
Jay
That is another option as well. Since there is no way to perform a sensitivity study, we just have to make a guess as to what to use. The kanamycin has been reported to cause kidney damage in trout, but no other species that I know of (but many marine fish wouldn’t be tested).I can get neoplex. I currently have kanaplex. Will that work?