crazy oscar

[scooter]

i have a large albino oscar who has been tryong to move a large rock in my tank(bout 15lbs) i have taken the rock out but he has made a rather large hole in his head,is their anything i can do to help this heal?...it looks really bad here is a pic not very good but my camera sux

 

[semper fi]

is he alone in the tank? i would definitely get some antibiotics to help out with infection. from my monitor it looks red and raw around the edges. if you have a hospital tank that would help so as not to have to add alot of meds.

 

[scooter]

there is several other fish in the tank a pike a firemouth and a jack dempsy and 2 pleco....what kind of meds?...ill have to go shopping today i do have a seperate tank...but it is small he might be a little cramped in it

 

[semper fi]

i would take some of the water from the main tank he is in right now and fill the other tank with it depending on the size of the two tanks. melafix would be a good med to use on his injury. do water changes of about 10% once a day, then add the meds. if you are using a filter, do not add carbon to the filter. once he is looking like he is healing you could add him back to the main tank. about 2-3 weeks. you could also add some salt to the water also. one round tablespoon for every five gallons of water. would move him though. the other fish do not need to be medicated and the plec will not be able to tolerate the salt if you decide to use.

also use aquarium salt as table salt has iodine in it. fish are intolerable of iodine.

 

[scooter]

thanx for all the replys my crazy oscar is feeling much better now

 

[bgraber]

Ouch! Salt in an open wound? Sounds painful..