I would like to feed my 2' RTC antibiotics rather than trying to treat 450 gallons of water. What experience have you had with different antibiotics (what works, what doesn't) and what dosage to I need to sneak into his food? He's got cloudy eyes and some minor reddishness to his barbels. I've treated with erythromycin in the water before and had good success it just takes a crudload of meds to do the tank for 10 treatments and they aren't cheap.
RTC antibiotics treatment questions
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Are you sure it is not the water? Does the fish feed?
Some antibiotics do not survive the acidity in the stomach, so, as you well know, are given e.g. to humans via an injection or to fish via water=absorption through gills and skin. The med's label should state if it can be administered via food or one can search on the net and/or call the med's manufacturer.
IDK how and why but some here report having cured cloudy eye with Melafix.
I hope it is not the beginning of hemorragic septicemia. If it was, I think a penicillin-family drug would be needed, like the erythromycin you mentioned.
Any sense in giving the fish a good, through-food antiparasitic treatment and keep the water as pristine and aerated as possible and just seeing if that helps?
You may consider dropping the water level and seeing if he would tolerate half the water for the length of the treatment.
You may stand a better chance of good feedback in the "Freshwater fish health and deseases" forum.
Some antibiotics do not survive the acidity in the stomach, so, as you well know, are given e.g. to humans via an injection or to fish via water=absorption through gills and skin. The med's label should state if it can be administered via food or one can search on the net and/or call the med's manufacturer.
IDK how and why but some here report having cured cloudy eye with Melafix.
I hope it is not the beginning of hemorragic septicemia. If it was, I think a penicillin-family drug would be needed, like the erythromycin you mentioned.
Any sense in giving the fish a good, through-food antiparasitic treatment and keep the water as pristine and aerated as possible and just seeing if that helps?
You may consider dropping the water level and seeing if he would tolerate half the water for the length of the treatment.
You may stand a better chance of good feedback in the "Freshwater fish health and deseases" forum.
Fish feeds normally. I'll try worming with some Metronidazole in the food for 10 days or so and see if that helps. I really am just curious what antibiotics others have used in feed and how much (per pound of food or weight of fish).
I don't know how to move a thread, so if monerators see this and could move it to the "Freshwater fish health and diseases" forum that would be great, otherwise I'll start a new thread tomorrow.
Thanks for the advice
I don't know how to move a thread, so if monerators see this and could move it to the "Freshwater fish health and diseases" forum that would be great, otherwise I'll start a new thread tomorrow.
Thanks for the advice
Metro is good but IMO praziquantel is better for de-worming. Epson salt should work well too (I use it through food) and is far cheaper - $1 for 2 lbs at walmart (medicinal grade).
Sorry, I can offer no direct answer to your main question as I've never given my RTCs antibiotics through food, only anti-parasitic meds. What does the label on your erythromycin bottle says? Can it be administered with food?
Sorry, I can offer no direct answer to your main question as I've never given my RTCs antibiotics through food, only anti-parasitic meds. What does the label on your erythromycin bottle says? Can it be administered with food?
I like prazi as well, the metro is just what I have on hand. I really don't think it's internal parasites since I have never fed him any live food but thought it couldn't hurt since I don't know the history from than a year ago when I took him in.
The erythromycin doesn't state if it can be administered orally but I believe it can be. I found this website while searching:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa084
Now if I could just find more catfish specific information, maybe channel catfish fisheries or something. If anybody has any links they'd be appreciated.
Thanks again for the advice.
The erythromycin doesn't state if it can be administered orally but I believe it can be. I found this website while searching:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa084
Now if I could just find more catfish specific information, maybe channel catfish fisheries or something. If anybody has any links they'd be appreciated.
Thanks again for the advice.
Ok. Let us know what happens. I've bookmarked the link - it will be useful to me. So, thanks a bunch!