Grazed Kuhli

[Stray]

I recently discovered one of my kuhlis was covered in what looked like white grazes.

I was told that it was more than likely off something sharp on one of my ornaments.

I've since removed the ornament and put some tonic salt and melafix in.

Is there any other way to promote healing?

[Mel]

Hi, you will be surprised just how fast salt heals, it's a wonderful thing. i only use salt, whenever my cichlids gets wounded (from fighting) I put some salt in and within afew days they are healed up.

[Stray]

Not such a bad thing, considering the price of MelaFix >.

[ryanjury]

Rock salt from the supermarket is all you need It encourages the fish to produce more slime which is their natural way to heal therefore they heal faster, also good for white spot.

[Stella]

Kuhli's are scaleless, right?

My kokopu are scaleless. They can be totally shredded with skin falling off their sides from fighting (they CHOOSE to scrap sometimes), and seriously, by the next day it is gone! That skin heals so fast!

Now I do keep a very close eye on them, just in case it turns into an infection (hasn't happened so far). An infection will look thicker, sometimes hairy, and grow. Obviously a healthy wound won't grow... On scaleless fish grazes usually look like infections, but you get to tell the difference pretty fast.

Salt is excellent. You can do a dip or a bath. A dip is about 1 tbsp in a litre of water and hold the fish in the net in the water for as long as it is ok, to hopefully around a minute or two (count in your head). All fish react differently. Don't stress if it rolls over, just pop it back in the tank.

For baths, just add salt to the tank at a rate of 1/2 or 1 tsp per litre, depending on the severity of the infection. Leave it until it is sorted (replace removed salt after each waterchange).

So many people say to avoid salt with anticaking agents or iodine. No real science behind this. Doesn't harm the fish at all. Also 1tsp of rock salt is quite a different weight to 1 tsp table salt.

Hope that helps

[Stray]

Wow.

That was quick.

He's practically back to normal

^.^

Thanks all.

[Mel]

Hi, thats great to hear

I also buy Rock Salt from the supermarket i think it's like $2 for a 1kg bag - alot cheaper than the "tonic salt" from the LFS

I edited cause i noticed you're also from palmy - I have found you can only get rock salt from woolworths (i get at the terrace end one) not sure about new world, but pak n save don't sell it.

[Stray]

Thanks for that

Yeah I forked out $4.95 at the LPS

I'm learning the tricks of the trade all ready

Thanks guys

[Stella]

There are so many new palmy people! We need to get together sometime (again/still)

Glad to hear your fish is fine

[ryanjury]

Hi, thats great to hear

I also buy Rock Salt from the supermarket i think it's like $2 for a 1kg bag - alot cheaper than the "tonic salt" from the LFS

I edited cause i noticed you're also from palmy - I have found you can only get rock salt from woolworths (i get at the terrace end one) not sure about new world, but pak n save don't sell it.

Yeah it is alot cheaper, although the anti caking agent and other stuff hasn't been proven to be bad I probably wouldn't go and add normal table salt..

Pak N Save Palmy have it in the baking section that's where I get mine from, its a fairly common baking ingredient so would be surprised if all supermarkets didn't stock it

Good luck and hope the fish is ok

[Stray]

Thanks for all the responses guys. He's practically back to normal. The patches have virtually faded