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Happy New Year everyone!

I’ve got an injured Gold Barb who looks to have been bitten by another Gold Barb. He has a red ¼ inch red wound/sore down by his tail. I placed the injured fish in a quarantine tank last Wednesday alone and started using Melafix everyday as directed. The wound/sore doesn’t appear to be getting any better.

Shouldn’t the Melafix have cured the fish by now? Am I wrong in thinking this was caused by another fish, maybe there’s something else causing the sore?

Any help appreciated!

well
Melafix is a Tonic
...not a medicine...
sort of like
Chicken Soup might make you feel better...
but aspirin is medicine

it is a good idea to seperate any ill or injured fish...
what exactly is wrong with it I can only guess
..I can give you my best guess if you bring it in and let me look at it...
also no medicine works over night

in general
if you give your fish the best possible conditions
they can often heal themselves

Just a tip. Try keeping the water changed every few days and make sure you clean up the poo. This will help keep it from becoming septic and infected. Turn up the temp a few degrees as well.