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My fish has an open wound. What's the best way to treat it at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Fish | Betta | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 6 months old

Which disinfectant would be best to treat an open fish wound?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 19th, 2018

Even though a picture of it would help to determine the nature of this wound more specifically and give you specific advices on how to give appropriate treatment. Generally speaking you can follow these guidelines: - set up quarantine tank: make sure the tank is well oxygenation and has some plants for hiding; - add 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon; - add this product https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/4410/?pcatid=4410 as indicated; - leave your fish there and feed him regularly for 3-4 days until you don't see any improvement - If no results at all are seen after 4 days a check up would be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

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