Experiences with Metro+ and HITH

[reptileguy2727]

I am curious about people's experiences with Metro+ (or other metronidazole medications) and treating HITH. I am particularly interested in when it worked (what the HITH looked like, the treatment used, scarring, time needed for it to be cured, etc.). I am also interested in when it didn't work (what the HITH looked like, what did end up working, what else didn't work, etc.).

I have two experiences with Metro+ in treating HITH. One was with my discus. I had a couple develop HITH. I did not change anything except using Metro+. The HITH was the narrow, deep type and discharge was present (so much that in one you couldn't see the hole). The HITH quickly went away with the use of the Metro+. They have no scarring.

My other experience was with a large jaguar cichlid that did not really have HITH but HLLE. The holes were shallow and wide. There was no reaction to the Metro+. There were no stray electrical currents in the tank.

I am differentiating between HITH and HLLE as HITH being the narrow deep pits, in some cases discharge is present. If Hexamita spp. or other protozoa are ever responsible, it seems to be with this type. HLLE may not include the lateral line, but are characteristic of shallow, wide pits that do not include discharge.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

my dads oscar had HITH but it was because of stress from the GT although now the oscar has toughend up and its looking much better for him now, one way to treat it is put it on its own a a tank for a while and do day to day water changes and keep it from being stressed so in a dark room helps a lot.

 

[reptileguy2727]

Any pictures?

Narrow, deep pits or shallow, wide pits?

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

didnt let it get this far, i spoted the pin holes in his head then the furthest it got was to the deep one bu this was only a cm long then it got sorted out soo... all good!

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

only pic i got is him as a baby not taken any since ill post it any way