Will a tail grow back?

crazie.eddie · Post by **crazie.eddie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:57 am

I was cleaning the L-46 juvy tank and moving a piece of wood around. Once in awhile, I lift it up to remove any food that might be caught underneath it and suck them up. I guess I might have been careless and maybe dropped the corner of the wood on the tail of a juvy. The next day, I saw the tail portion with a big red open sore. I wasn't able to get any meds, so I performed a WC, using aged, heated, treated water. The following day, it was completely tailless and the tail portion was separated and had fungus, so I sucked it up and performed a WC again. I saw it hiding in a different spot, instead of under the wood. Normally, when I see fish separating themselves from other fish, it's life is almost at an end. I'm thinking I may see it dead the next day or so. I had no heart to euthanize it.

Well, 3 days later, the fish is still alive. I finally got a hold of Pimafix and Melafix and treated the tank. The area where the tail was cutoff was not as red as before and the fish looks a lot more livelier.

I'm wondering if the tail will grow back? As I mentioned, I have no heart in euthanizing it.

sam · Post by **sam** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:27 am

Ive got a zeb which had not been looked after very well which had no tail fin.after about 1 week in good water conditions it started to grow back.Its now as good as new

crazie.eddie · Post by **crazie.eddie** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:13 am

Good. I'll hope for the best.

crazie.eddie · Post by **crazie.eddie** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:52 am

Unfortunately, it didn't make it. The tale never grew back. The last few days, it stayed out in the open, which was kind of odd for shy fish. I knew this was a sign of something bad. I found it dead today.

Post by **John** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:13 am

Sorry to hear crazie.eddie