Will a fish with nipped fins still live?

fishn00b · 07-25-2005, 10:33 PM

Basically the title says it all. I have a Gold Gourami that had his rear fin totally bitten off by another gourami that just seemed to not like him. After removing the other gourami, I am left with the poor gourami with strands of his old fin left. I wanted to know if he will live and grow a new tail... and if there is anything I can do to help him out. I was thinking about getting Melafix to put in the tank to help him with the regrowing process if at all possible. Any ideas and imput are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

maxpayne_lhp · 07-25-2005, 11:28 PM

YEs, I think so, with good care. My gourami was onced nipped by the nasty tigers but after a while, all was good ( well, after the tigers schooled up)

**TheOldSalt** · 07-25-2005, 11:33 PM

If it doesn't bleed to death or get infected, then yes, it'll live, and the fin will grow back a little bit.

fishn00b · 07-26-2005, 01:55 AM

My gourami isn't bleeding, and it doesn't seem to be infected yet, so all seems to be well. I shouldn't use any melafix or anything, just let it go it's own path?

fishfreaks · 07-26-2005, 04:55 AM

you can use melafix if you want thats fine.it will help with fin regrowth. is there any open wounds? if so your best bet is to use the melafix.

**Cichlid Man** · 07-26-2005, 06:05 AM

Some of the fin has been bitten off my the other gourami, but for all of it to sounds doubtful, stress has caused the fin to rot, and iscolation is the only way of repairing it.

Pareeeee · 07-26-2005, 08:13 AM

my serpae tetras, this past...oh...week i guess, have gone kinda strange in the head. they are nipping everyone, and now the same thing has happened to one of my neon tetras, except the neon's caudal fin is completely gone. I have had this happen once before about a year ago with my flame tetra, and after a while his tail grew back and he was fine. Now, I'm not saying that you should just sit and wait to see if he is going to get better, I would ere on the side of caution and put in a med that fixes fin-rot - those meds most often will also prevent the fin-rot from starting. And it's not a nice death for your fish if gone untreated - fin rot can get so bad that it can cause an infection right up to the body of the fish (kinda like gangrene i guess) and will sometimes cause the tissue to die right up to half the fish's body.

So, I would recommend that you use some type of Fin-rot medication.

judya · 07-28-2005, 11:51 PM

If it is bitten off, but no open wounds, I wouldn't add anything to the water. Sometimes the treatment itself just adds to the fish's stress level.
If it is fraying out and others are too, then I'd check the pH of the water, and make sure the water quality is good.

fishn00b · 07-29-2005, 11:36 PM

The water quality and everything was fine... but unfortunately he didn't make it...

mlefev · 07-30-2005, 12:43 AM

I'm sorry to hear that. It's always hard to lose one.

fishn00b · 07-30-2005, 03:57 PM

Tell me about it... I was really hoping he would pull through. He was really passive for a Gold Gourami, and I liked him a lot. But he's in a better place now.

07-25-2005, 10:33 PM	#1
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	Will a fish with nipped fins still live? Basically the title says it all. I have a Gold Gourami that had his rear fin totally bitten off by another gourami that just seemed to not like him. After removing the other gourami, I am left with the poor gourami with strands of his old fin left. I wanted to know if he will live and grow a new tail... and if there is anything I can do to help him out. I was thinking about getting Melafix to put in the tank to help him with the regrowing process if at all possible. Any ideas and imput are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

07-25-2005, 11:28 PM	#2
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	YEs, I think so, with good care. My gourami was onced nipped by the nasty tigers but after a while, all was good ( well, after the tigers schooled up) __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

07-26-2005, 04:55 AM	#5
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	you can use melafix if you want thats fine.it will help with fin regrowth. is there any open wounds? if so your best bet is to use the melafix. __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-26-2005, 06:05 AM	#6
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Some of the fin has been bitten off my the other gourami, but for all of it to sounds doubtful, stress has caused the fin to rot, and iscolation is the only way of repairing it. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-26-2005, 08:13 AM	#7
Pareeeee Stargate Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada, EH! Age: 21 Posts: 353	my serpae tetras, this past...oh...week i guess, have gone kinda strange in the head. they are nipping everyone, and now the same thing has happened to one of my neon tetras, except the neon's caudal fin is completely gone. I have had this happen once before about a year ago with my flame tetra, and after a while his tail grew back and he was fine. Now, I'm not saying that you should just sit and wait to see if he is going to get better, I would ere on the side of caution and put in a med that fixes fin-rot - those meds most often will also prevent the fin-rot from starting. And it's not a nice death for your fish if gone untreated - fin rot can get so bad that it can cause an infection right up to the body of the fish (kinda like gangrene i guess) and will sometimes cause the tissue to die right up to half the fish's body. So, I would recommend that you use some type of Fin-rot medication. __________________ Pareeeeee ><((((º> -------------- Please Visit my site! --------------- My Critters: FW 33gal heavily planted and overstocked Blue, a lonely male killer melanochromis in a 5gal... Auzzie, a lazy Bearded dragon gal Pepper and Little Missy - my two cutest ratties in the world.

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07-25-2005, 11:33 PM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,378	If it doesn't bleed to death or get infected, then yes, it'll live, and the fin will grow back a little bit.

07-26-2005, 01:55 AM	#4
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	My gourami isn't bleeding, and it doesn't seem to be infected yet, so all seems to be well. I shouldn't use any melafix or anything, just let it go it's own path?

07-28-2005, 11:51 PM	#8
judya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 223	If it is bitten off, but no open wounds, I wouldn't add anything to the water. Sometimes the treatment itself just adds to the fish's stress level. If it is fraying out and others are too, then I'd check the pH of the water, and make sure the water quality is good.

07-29-2005, 11:36 PM	#9
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	The water quality and everything was fine... but unfortunately he didn't make it...

07-30-2005, 12:43 AM	#10
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	I'm sorry to hear that. It's always hard to lose one.

07-30-2005, 03:57 PM	#11
fishn00b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 401	Tell me about it... I was really hoping he would pull through. He was really passive for a Gold Gourami, and I liked him a lot. But he's in a better place now.

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