help discus wounded

[ganjadude1uk]

my discus has a wound on the side near the back i think it was one of the other discus not shure as i have not seen anyone biting it i have treated the last 4 days with melafix any help would be great as it seem to be getting worse

[ganjadude1uk]

this pics a bit clearer

[discusguy]

i'm not sure about what kind of meds that need to be administered here. But i do know you can add a heavy dose of salt to the tank as a general tonic though.

[Merrilyn]

Welcome to the forum ganjadude. I'm concerned that you say the sore seems to be getting bigger.

If it was a simple injury, it should be starting to heal by now. I know you have been using Melafix, and whilst I know it to be a very good product, I have never had much success with it on discus.

If there is a red area around the wound, it would suggest that it has become infected and probably needs antibiotics now. You can try the salt to begin with, but my suggestion would be to get some antibiotics as soon as possible.

[jim from sydney]

and take it out from the main tank . put it in a hosp. tank incase it is infectious....Jim

[ganjadude1uk]

thanks for the help but it died this morning :cry:

[Merrilyn]

So sorry to hear that. Are any other fish showing signs of wounds like that?

[ganjadude1uk]

no they are fine

[jim from sydney]

woooh...thats bad luck....sorry to hear it......i know how you feel.....i have been nursing one of my top discus, with the pop-eye disease, for 12 days now and still no improvement........patience???????? tell me about it...Jim