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	Neon with no tail
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Melafix as was mentioned, but you need to improve the water quality. There's alot of waste material showing up in that picture and combined with the tail wound you may end up losing the fish. I'd suggest doing daily water changes and gravel vacs combined with the melafix as a preventitive. If you're seeing signs of infection in the wound be prepaired to treat with stronger meds. ^_^ [hr width='40%']"There’s an emptiness inside her. And she’d do anything to fill it in. And though it’s red blood bleeding from her now. It's more like cold blue ice in her heart. She feels like kicking out all the windows. And setting fire to this life."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	eeeew u realy need to clean that tank...BAD u are feeding way too much im thinking it may have been fin rot,
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
Danioman Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 20 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-May-2004	Thanks guys for the replies. I will have to try that stuff in the tank. You can see a picture of the poor little tail-less dude on my site at: http://www.ilikesoup.com/notail_neon.jpg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Well, just six neons in a five gallon tank is okay. They are some of the smallest tetras available, and add little waste to the tank. As long as you keep up with your tank maintenance, you won't have problems with that setup. As for the missing tail, I'm pretty sure it will grow back. A fish's tail is just another fin, and I know that other fins will regenerate. To speed the process of healing, dose the tank with Melafix. Just remember that tetras are sensitive to medicine, so half the recommended dose is best for these fish. Good luck! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	wow that tank is way to small why not shoot for a 10 gallon and just dose the "tank" with melafix to hold off infection and help with regrowth
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
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