Kellz Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 I came home today to see my fancy guppy with half a tail.... it is a depresssing sight.. feel so sorry for it and other fish r hassleing it so i put in a breeding net... it can swim.. but its lying on the bottum... does it hae much hope?... or shall i end its misery? ..... any ideas wot to do with the poor guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 i had that with my guppys too some times they grow back and some time they do not i do not kown why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Flowing tails are just to irresistable for some fish. I rescued a poor frazzeled guppy from work and put him into the hospital tank - his tail grew back and looked splendid. So I added three females and now I am overrun with the babies. The adults have been sold on. So if you can, I suggest you set him up in his own little kingdom and harem. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Hi Kellz, does it hae much hope?... or shall i end its misery? If it's in obvious distress, and not eating, n not swimming much....euthanasia is an option.... alternatively, if u reckon he's got a chance, u can 1) add some salt. 2 tablespoons per 10L of water. mainly to prevent osmoregulatory failure... 2) chuck in some melafix....it's a bit xxx, but some anecdotal evidence n a ' mini' study by Eric Jonhson from koivet that it might work, improving healing rates etc.....( do a partial water change before u add it). obviously, u've got to modify his enviro in the longterm to avoid such events again. hope he gets better! the next 24 hrs r critical...if he makes it, n appears OK, he'll probably recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellz Posted December 5, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 24 hrs later he is still alive, eating and swimming a bit... but resting in the bottum of the breeding cage often...... Howqever I am histant to add salt to the water because of the 4 clowns in there... would a salt dip help at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 Probably not Kellz....unless he gets a skin/gill infection down the road...u might stress him more with a dip well, the fact that he's still eating = GOOD! hope he gets better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellz Posted December 5, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 Hes a lot more perky this morning.. swimming around the breeding net.. trying to get out with the other fish........ I would like to keep him in their for atleast a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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