Wound on Gobys mouth

ChelseaRanee · 07/29/2014, 02:43 AM

So a while back one of my gobys mysteriously dissappeared. His (her?) mate stopped eating soon after and eventually wasted away and died. I have tested multiple times since then and cant find a problem with the water. Anyway today I finally decided to get a new goby. At the shop he seemed fine and healthy but as soon as I got home I realised that he had a wound on his mouth. Im pretty sure it wasnt there before but dont know what could have caused it. He is in my quarantine tank now but should I dose with anything to stop it getting infected? I have Furan-2 and Baytril which can be injected or dosed into the water. There is no fuzz or anything around it so I dont think its infected yet.

ChelseaRanee · 07/29/2014, 03:07 AM

I know its hard to see but its the best pic I could get

Victorg1001 · 07/29/2014, 06:20 AM

Maybe it's just a cold sore

Sk8r · 07/29/2014, 09:30 AM

Furan.

ChelseaRanee · 07/29/2014, 04:46 PM

How long? Just a normal course?

Heathcoot · 07/29/2014, 10:19 PM

API makes furan or a product called furan it is most likely a bacterial infection could be lack of water change but I'm not sure your schedule and I know erythromycin will work as well

ChelseaRanee · 07/29/2014, 11:18 PM

I have Furan 2 by API. I have dosed with that today. He hasn't been in my main tank and was still in the bag when I realised so it's not my water but I don't know about the store. Where would I get erythromycin? Does it have a brand name?

gREEF stricken · 07/29/2014, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ChelseaRanee

I have Furan 2 by API. I have dosed with that today. He hasn't been in my main tank and was still in the bag when I realised so it's not my water but I don't know about the store. Where would I get erythromycin? Does it have a brand name?

Any box store will carry Erythro

ChelseaRanee · 07/30/2014, 12:41 AM

Sorry, dumb question but what's a box store?

todddye · 07/30/2014, 08:36 AM

A box store refers to a larger pet shop, like petsmart etc.

shesacharmer · 07/30/2014, 11:20 AM

She's from New Zealand folks they most likely don't have the same big chain pet stores that we have in the States.

Sk8r · 07/30/2014, 11:28 AM

Furan is pretty forgiving, both in dosage level (has to be adequate) and in fish's ability to tolerate the treatment. It's a fairly minor injury.

You haven't heard any clicking sounds from your tank, have you? A pistol shrimp can do this kind of wound, and if it hits on the side, near the kidneys, it can kill. If you have any fish turning up with red spots, listen for a sound like a glass crack usually late at night.

ChelseaRanee · 07/30/2014, 05:01 PM

If it's from a pistol shrimp it's not in my tank. I only got this guy Tuesday and he's in one of my Quarantine tanks at the moment. Not sure what happened at the shop though. So at least thats one less thing to worry about

I work in the only chain pet store here and we don't have erythromycin, would somewhere else have it?

ChelseaRanee · 07/30/2014, 05:03 PM

We don't stock saltwater stuff though, is it used exclusively in marine tanks?

07/29/2014, 02:43 AM	#1
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	Wound on Gobys mouth So a while back one of my gobys mysteriously dissappeared. His (her?) mate stopped eating soon after and eventually wasted away and died. I have tested multiple times since then and cant find a problem with the water. Anyway today I finally decided to get a new goby. At the shop he seemed fine and healthy but as soon as I got home I realised that he had a wound on his mouth. Im pretty sure it wasnt there before but dont know what could have caused it. He is in my quarantine tank now but should I dose with anything to stop it getting infected? I have Furan-2 and Baytril which can be injected or dosed into the water. There is no fuzz or anything around it so I dont think its infected yet.

07/29/2014, 09:30 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Furan. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/30/2014, 11:20 AM	#11
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	She's from New Zealand folks they most likely don't have the same big chain pet stores that we have in the States. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

07/30/2014, 11:28 AM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Furan is pretty forgiving, both in dosage level (has to be adequate) and in fish's ability to tolerate the treatment. It's a fairly minor injury. You haven't heard any clicking sounds from your tank, have you? A pistol shrimp can do this kind of wound, and if it hits on the side, near the kidneys, it can kill. If you have any fish turning up with red spots, listen for a sound like a glass crack usually late at night. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/29/2014, 03:07 AM	#2
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	I know its hard to see but its the best pic I could get

07/29/2014, 06:20 AM	#3
Victorg1001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 85	Maybe it's just a cold sore

07/29/2014, 04:46 PM	#5
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	How long? Just a normal course?

07/29/2014, 10:19 PM	#6
Heathcoot Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 52	API makes furan or a product called furan it is most likely a bacterial infection could be lack of water change but I'm not sure your schedule and I know erythromycin will work as well

07/29/2014, 11:18 PM	#7
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	I have Furan 2 by API. I have dosed with that today. He hasn't been in my main tank and was still in the bag when I realised so it's not my water but I don't know about the store. Where would I get erythromycin? Does it have a brand name?

07/30/2014, 12:41 AM	#9
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	Sorry, dumb question but what's a box store?

07/30/2014, 08:36 AM	#10
todddye Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stow Ohio Posts: 138	A box store refers to a larger pet shop, like petsmart etc.

07/30/2014, 05:01 PM	#13
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	If it's from a pistol shrimp it's not in my tank. I only got this guy Tuesday and he's in one of my Quarantine tanks at the moment. Not sure what happened at the shop though. So at least thats one less thing to worry about I work in the only chain pet store here and we don't have erythromycin, would somewhere else have it?

07/30/2014, 05:03 PM	#14
ChelseaRanee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 71	We don't stock saltwater stuff though, is it used exclusively in marine tanks?