My first fighter, actually my first ever fish, my Red CT Apollon, has just undergone a 3 day blackout because of the blue/green algae in his tank. Unfortunatly it didnt clear up the issue, so i did a complete clean out of his tank, removing him and his little Otto friend. I cleaned the tank, ornaments and heater, and replaced everything, tapsafing the water etc. etc. and released him into the tank.
It was then that i realised that lil' Apollons right fin, which has always been smaller than his left, is clamped to his side and look eaten. His tail is looking really ragged, and as i lifted him from the water in the net, a peice of what i believe is his tail was left in the net!
He's not the most pretty of fish, but he was my first ever fighter, and now i fear he is going to die. I have dosed the tank with Melafix to try and fix the clamped fin, but he isn't swimming right and looks in a sorry way.
Is there anything i can do, or should i just see if he makes it?
Thanks for any help xXx
It was then that i realised that lil' Apollons right fin, which has always been smaller than his left, is clamped to his side and look eaten. His tail is looking really ragged, and as i lifted him from the water in the net, a peice of what i believe is his tail was left in the net!
He's not the most pretty of fish, but he was my first ever fighter, and now i fear he is going to die. I have dosed the tank with Melafix to try and fix the clamped fin, but he isn't swimming right and looks in a sorry way.
Is there anything i can do, or should i just see if he makes it?
Thanks for any help xXx
