Actually, I can order Furan-2 or Kanaplex from Seachem. Is this good? It will take a few days to arrive but I am not afraid to pay for shipping if it depends on the life/death of my $100 discus. Which ones should I order? Is Kanaplex and Furan-2 worth it? Thanks
You can get antibiotics without inert ingredients from a couple of sites, but time is of the essence for sure. You can get Kanamycin here, as well as Oxytetracycline as an alternative to Erythromycin: https://angelsplus.com/collections/fish-medications
In the meantime, I would keep doing the big WCs, drop the temp and add the salt as recommended, and keep an eye on the wound. If you see bacterial growth returning you can net and dab with peroxide again to try to keep it clean. Hopefully the infection hasn't and won't become systemic.
Canada! They have made it very difficult to acquire meds for your fish. If possible, use pure stuff. Can you possibly go to a vet and see if he can give you a prescription? Anything that ends with "mycin" is good as well the tetracycline family of meds. For a wound like this, Kanamycin is preferred. Even amoxicillin can be of benefit. If you can't get pure then the kanaplex is a decent 2nd choice. These are all options so don't stop one and start another and don't combine unless you ask which you want to combine.
Until you get the meds, make sure you add the salt (not as much as I said earlier) at 6 TBD per 10g and replace the salt removed during water changes.
Ok, got it. Thanks Brian. I will call a vet and ask if they can prescribe. The problem is that it is Sunday and in our city all stores are closed. The shipping fee for Amazon Express 1-3 business day is $20! I will call a different vet from a different city and ask if hey can email me a prescription. Thanks Jeep!
You can mix kanamycin and metro. I have done it with tropheus. Since Hex is a commonly present parasite I would continue the metro with kanamycin so Hex doesn't develop resistance due to not finishing the full course of metro
I don’t know when I can get kanamycin and I don’t know if a vet can get it. Is it okay if it takes a day or two? I don’t want her to die. If I wanted to order on amazon my total comes to $50 for two 5g bottles of kanamycin!!!??
Okay, I contacted a vet and am waiting for an answer. Hopefully they can prescribe it to me. For now I will be doing daily 75% water changes and dabbing hydrogen peroxide once a day. This is stressful....
Don't forget the salt. It inhibits bacterial reproduction by increasing osmotic pressure, which can also kill bacteria. Jeep's dose 6tbsp/10gal.
By something like this from Canadian Tire, 99.8% sodium chloride, $7/40#; shopping.jpeg
Aquarium salt is a waste of money. Fancy name for the exact same thing