Kingmitch84 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Gday all! I thought I would share my experience over the last couple of weeks with one of my Rainbows (not sure what species?). I noticed it had a big sore on its upper lip, looked like a human coldsore. After asking on a couple of facebook pages and the only real answers I got was that it was mouth rot and the fish was cactus. I didnt want to give up on him, coz hes pretty cool so I figured a salt bath wouldnt do him any harm. I removed him from the display tank and put him in a bucket of tank water with an airstone. I added about half a teaspoon on sea salt to about 5L of water. I did a water change every day, added fresh salt and did NOT feed him while in the bucket. After 5 days of this, he is looking alot better. His mouth is still a little red but I think hes doing well. Here are some before and after photos. (First 5 are the BEFORE photos) Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmitch84 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 The AFTER photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 My larger rainbows sometimes have marks on their mouths like that from running into things when being netted. Seems to go away after a few weeks, Looks like your salt bath is working tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Also could be Columnaris a treatable bacterial infection . Below is a fish with Columnaris at a early stage ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmitch84 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 It could have been Columnaris. Either way, the salt bath has helped alot. I thought it could just be damage from sparring or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 damage from sparring and running into things rubs off the protective slime coating leading to infection. salt is always a good first try for most things with rainbows, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Are those bows DIY wild caught ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmitch84 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 damage from sparring and running into things rubs off the protective slime coating leading to infection. salt is always a good first try for most things with rainbows, Good to know mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingmitch84 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Are those bows DIY wild caught ? Not personally. I got them in a trade for some plants but I suspect the guy I hot them off did. He was a bit dodgy when I asked where he got them. He said a mate up near Cairns, but I think he meant to say a creek up near Cairns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
