HELP my L333 is missing a tail
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wow looks much better. I am sure it will be doing ok. i would still keep in there for a couple of more days to monitor and fatten up. Good news I hope cheers jk :thumbup:
absolutely, looks so much better and when it is healed completely, I dont see why he cant live out his normal life ,just without a tail. He is in an aquarium, not out there in the wild where he might be a target, he is well taken care of by you and if you can make sure the other fish didnt get him ,as others have mentioned as a possibility, and he is put in a safe tank, he should be fine .He is a trooper ,esp from the first pic to the most recent , wow !
Georgie
Georgie
Wow that is one big wound. Put some almond leaf in the tank also. That will help protect the fish from a fungal infection on a "natural" level that most medications can miss even melafix can miss some things. Break the leaf up a bit so that it will release its natural tannins quicker. Don't worry if your fish eats the leaf it's very good for there intestines. All the best mate keep us all informed of how it goes
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Keep doing the Betadine dip, making sure you dry it a bit...it has brilliant anti viral anti bacterial properties..Keep the water clean, and he might make it yet, the prognosis is better than the other day, so well done you, You are on to it 
Wow, what a difference. Its amazing isn't it. I was telling someone about this the other day. If this was a guppy or a mollie, it would of been thrown in the bin he said. WHAT !!!!!. The mentality of some people.
Well done, the plec has lovely colours, not looking stressed at all. I cannot see any reason, why this fish won't recover fully and live a good life, tail or no tail.
Sky, your a credit to the industry and hobby.
Well done, the plec has lovely colours, not looking stressed at all. I cannot see any reason, why this fish won't recover fully and live a good life, tail or no tail.
Sky, your a credit to the industry and hobby.
thank you everyone for crossing your fingers and toes for this little guy, i think he knows that everybody cares for him and with that he said i will keep on living and get better, lol. and here is an update of how he is just taken today after work. he looks so much better and the wound looks to be healing over, thank god. i think he will pull through this after all.
here is the update photos
and this is how he looked 10 days ago (just to compare)
here is the update photos
and this is how he looked 10 days ago (just to compare)
hi sky, glad he is doing so well, he sure has a lot of us rooting for him, and hope he is over the hump now . Does look much better.
As for the cave quetion , I imagine it would make him feel more secure ,rather than being out in the open, and feeling safe can go a long way in less stress and healing.
Georgie
When its all healed you might find the tail filaments grow odd and long.
I had a L134 with one long tendril of fin and the other L134's attacked and killed her.
The worst damage was around that fin.
Yours might be happier and safer to live out its life in a fry tank or something?
I had a L134 with one long tendril of fin and the other L134's attacked and killed her.
The worst damage was around that fin.
Yours might be happier and safer to live out its life in a fry tank or something?