please help Red tail cat in trouble

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Redtailedcat

Redtailedcat

Candiru
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Aug 27, 2010
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i i have a 4 month old red tail cat we call Sherman and just recently he go in to a little bit of a fight with my male butt kicker and not to say the least the butt kicker did a lot of damage to him like taking a chunk out on both sides and im worried im going to lose him:( i have been putting melafix in the tank to give him a hand with healing and gettin back to a 100% but it doesint seem to be help it has a white slime over the bites and cuts and seems to be rotting i dont know what is going on

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add some salt to the water.. and bump the temp up.. probably 70-81 would be the best.. keep the water clean.. and monitor the fish every few hours.. water changes at 25% daily.. hope it gets better soon..
 
Ray'Oconner;4421884; said:
add some salt to the water.. and bump the temp up.. probably 70-81 would be the best.. keep the water clean.. and monitor the fish every few hours.. water changes at 25% daily.. hope it gets better soon..
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i have over 8 redtails ranging from 2'' long to bubba my biggest one 50'' long (9000 gallon ) pond i know there tough but i am very worried about him. do you think he will make it or am i just being crue to him ?
 
Is he breathing heavily..?? If the fish still seems calm in any manner den there is a high chance it will make it.. but if its breathing heavily and trying to fight too hard.. i would put it off to keep it easy for urself and the fish..
 
Ray'Oconner;4421929; said:
Is he breathing heavily..?? If the fish still seems calm in any manner den there is a high chance it will make it.. but if its breathing heavily and trying to fight too hard.. i would put it off to keep it easy for urself and the fish..
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he's not breathin that heavy but is breathin a lil heavyer that he usaly does
 
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