I am new to these forums and was going to wait until i had a great photo of my red male fighting fish, Enzo, before i posted to say hi. But yesterday i noticed Enzo's beautiful long tail was a little bit ragged, like he'd caught it on something (he is the only fish in his tank), though i saw no evidence of that anywhere else in the tank. And now, i came home from work today and he has 3 or 4 of what look like white fuzzy balls, tiny things, on random spots on his ragged tail.
Thought it may just be his tail healing up from however he lost some of it and got it ragged, but as it's in what looks like tiny balls of fluff, i was worried it may be some kind of infection or fungal infection!! Help!
Am very worried, have had him about 3 weeks, he's 6-8 months old and such a charachter. He's still acting his usual sparky self, coming up to the top of his tank when i approach and waiting to be fed.
So he's still spunky and alert, but i'm worried about those little fluffy things....... Any input at all would be much appreciated......
On a lighter note, a few days ago i picked up 6 little juvenile fighters. They range from 1 to 1.5cm, and are colouring up with bright blues and aqua, so i'm excited about watching them mature (they're in a separate tank to Enzo of course).
But yeah, i'm going to do some research and see if i can find out what's wrong with Enzo, in the meantime i hope someone can shed a little light on this, so i can fix it, aaarrgghh, worried.... :-?
Thanks everyone Regards, Jo
P.S. Ummmm, if it helps - his tank has only smooth stones, a big smooth flat rock, and a fake plant, maybe if he did rip his tail it may have been on that? Haven't been able to go grab some real plants for him yet... But yeah, let me know if i can tell u guys anything esle that could help you help me help Enzo......
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