Tsarmina Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 HELP!!! i have just noticed that my black ghost knifes (Zippy) tail is broken. He is (well used to be) 18cm long. lives in a 4ft tank, temp 27 degrees, filter fluval 204, no lights gravel is a corse sand, 3 pieces of driftwood, a few small pieces of java fern (the only plant it won't destroy, lol) Tank mates: 2 x chocolate talking catfish (raphael cats) and 1 x 25cm approx Clown Knife (Ba'al) all of these fish have been living together for the last 2 yrs without incident. am i correct in assuming that Ba'al tried to take a bite from Zippy? I am aware that the tank they are in is not suitable as a permenant home for either, and it will not be used as such Also, any hints on what i can do for zippy and his tail? PHOTOS: sorry they're not that good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 yikes. that looks painful. It could be the clown knife for sure, especially if he was wiggling his tail like a worm in front of the clowns face. at this stage the biggest concern is the possibility of an infection from the wound, so i would just keep those water changes up and vigilantly monitor the tail for any signs of fluff or infection. add some salt to the water, the ghost won't mind, and I have found melafix highly useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 yes, melafix, but in saying that, the tail part is a bony part of the fish. they will grow back i have had my bgks both had their tails taken - they seem to have learnt what not to do. havent happened again. it should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 are the other fish ok with melafix and do i use it at recommended dosage or slightly less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 in theory, all fish can have melafix used on them. just use normal dose, or not even i dont reallyt hink wtih that melafix will do that much. its not fleshy, its moer bone. and probabgly already healed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Wow, iv never seen this happen before, how is it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Can you splint it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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