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wishgarden
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Please help. My dwarf gourami was injured by another fish (now gone) but it's bite mark has turned into an ulcer. I've tried salt in the water, potassium permanganate, and also fungal cure (acriflavin and malacite green). It's getting worse and spreading to the other side of it's face.
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DaMossMan
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First off, stop all the meds, if the fish is not sick, why med ?

Do some water changes to get the meds out. Then pull your charcoal, treat with Melafix and keep the water quality top notch. Melafix is a natural antiseptic which will help prevent fungus from going into the wound and might even speed healing. (if it will heal) Ulcers from wounds sometimes never go away but it's worth trying.
Good luck !

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wishgarden
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Thanx. All meds are out of tank. will try melafix. Somehow I don't think this will heal. It's spreading at a rapid rate
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garyroland
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The only combination that will stop the spread of skin ulcers is Tetracycline, an antibiotic, and, as mentioned, Melafix, an anticeptic.

Advanced ulceration will kill the fish and, if fish can feel pain, your fish is suffering.

--garyroland.

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DaMossMan
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How do ulcers spread ? I've seen one on a green terror, it was by it's fin, never got any bigger..

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garyroland
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It all depends on the fish's immune system...

Some ulcerations, bacterial in origin, will spread quickly while others will remain the same size.

Since we have a multitude of different strains of bacteria, take your pick. Only a slide stain may show the culprit.

For some unknown reason, Gouramies seem to suffer from expanding skin ulcers more than other species.

--garyroland.
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Thanks Garyoland.
I have some gouramis and would hate for that to happen.
I think the 'ulcers' I was thinkin about is simple scar tissue from a wound maybe when the fish was young. This is definately a worse animal.

The Amazon Nut...
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