Hole in the head treatment

[Natural Born Chaos]

I posted a thread a little while ago about my gold severum, Freckles having white boils on her face, turns out it was stringy mucus from hole in the head disease. Now that I've got the tank cleaned up she's eating again and the mucus has cleared up. She has one hole on her forehead and a few smaller ones by her eye. I can post some pictures if needed. I had my doctor prescribe me some metronidazole, he gave me 5, 250mg tablets. I would have gone to an exotic vet that treats fish, but as it turns out, there are no exotic vets that treat fish in the area. There is one that I found about 2.5 hours away, but that would put way too much stress on her. I know it needs to be taken orally, so it shouldn't be a problem medicating her food, however, I'm not sure how much to give her.. Does anyone have an idea? She's about 8 inches from the her mouth to the base of he tail and approx. one year old.

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks. =)

 

[EBJDguy]

"Metronidazole is the preferred medication. It is the same medication found in Hexamit. It is also found as one of the ingredients in Paragon II. Dr. Axelrods Mini Atlas recommends 100mg metronidazole per 10 gallons every other day for 3 treatments (and the dose can be safely doubled). Hexamit recommends 250mg per 10 gallons with the same time schedule. I found that the 100mg was not effective but the 250 was. Some recommend 3 consecutive treaments rather than every other day (have not tried it).
Metronidazole is a commonly available medication at any pharmacy or vet, so contact your vet (if you have one) and get a prescription--it will be a fraction of the price than buying it mail order or from the local aquarium shop. 250 mg Capsules or tablets work fine (Capsules--empty them; tablets--simply dissolve in warm water).
Metronidazole in food. The Axelrod mini atlas recommends 100mg of metronidazole mixed with 1 tablespoon of food. The food could be beefheart (then refrozen in small servings) or a paste of dry food and water (then frozen into small servings).

Got that from http://www.aquarium-design.com/fish/hlle.html