Injured Clarias (Help Required)

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Loulou

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Well, I've already posted this in the Freshwater Diseases and Health Issues (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191712) but no one has replied yet... so I'm trying here...

One of my clarias cats has injured its tail and I'm often seeing my (much smaller) severums trying to nibble on it.

I'm currently dosing the tank with Melafix hoping to get that tail to heal but it's taking a while... and the nibbling attempts are not arranging things...

One of my friends told me to add salt to the tank... saying that this will speed up the healing process...

But I have my doubts... won't the salt hurt the clarias?

Please let me know what you think.

Thank you in advance.
 
first of all if theres any kind of aggression going on he should be isolated immediately. hes not going to get better if hes being picked on. put him in a quarantine tank, add salt raise the temp a bit and let him heal.

pictures?
 
My Walker Cat has a tail that looks like its not realy "alive". Like the tail looks weird and well limp. I don't know what wrong with it but I still love him.
 
CAn you separate it from the other fish? Would help the healing process....
 
The nibbling most likly won't casue any problems but it is causing stress which will create a fish that won't heal as fast and more likly to get some sort of illness out of it. Divide the tank if you need to otherwise you could use a large Rubbermaid bin or something similar... Since it's a walking cat I would make sure you also get the lid that snaps on tight LOL Cut out a hole in the lid for the filter and deal with the healing process in there... couple of benifits to doing it like that...1 it's cheaper on meds since the bin is prob going to have way less volume than the tank.. your dosing just the one fish that needs it, less stress on the cat... being in the bin (which would should be dark) will keep the cat calmer as well. Bins are the best QT Tanks for this... and cheaper than a extra tank as well... double bonus LOL

GL and post up some pix if you can
 
Thank you all for your replies :)

Though it's not really a bullying problem... the severums are only babies (3 inches max.) and the cat is about 33 inches long... the thing is that when the babies swim by and see the injured tail of that cat (which, as usual, spends a lot of time lying on the substrate), they try to nibble on it. Just a peck that makes the cat move away yet that can't be good for the healing process.

As requested, here's a picture...


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basslover34;2450024; said:
The nibbling most likly won't casue any problems but it is causing stress which will create a fish that won't heal as fast and more likly to get some sort of illness out of it. Divide the tank if you need to otherwise you could use a large Rubbermaid bin or something similar... Since it's a walking cat I would make sure you also get the lid that snaps on tight LOL Cut out a hole in the lid for the filter and deal with the healing process in there... couple of benifits to doing it like that...1 it's cheaper on meds since the bin is prob going to have way less volume than the tank.. your dosing just the one fish that needs it, less stress on the cat... being in the bin (which would should be dark) will keep the cat calmer as well. Bins are the best QT Tanks for this... and cheaper than a extra tank as well... double bonus LOL

GL and post up some pix if you can
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I have moved the cat to a large tub with a big sponge filter, some airstones and a dose of Melafix... and I've covered the tub to prevent any escape/suicide attempt. :) The cat should be safe there...

Now, should I continue with the Melafix (meaning, no water changes for at least a week)? Or.. should I stop it and use salt instead?

I am also wondering about feeding... my idea is to feed a little every 2 days to try and maintain water quality to promote healing... what do you think?

Thank you in advance for your help. :)
 
I've always had really good luck healing fish with salt and upping temp. Never used Melafix, tough i bought some when my rtcxtsn hybrid punctured and tore his own side with a pectoral fin. Didn't use it though, since the salt treatment worked so well, he healed very quickly.
 
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