Danio Lost His Tail

[ragdoll]

One of my danios lost his tail! I have a 180 litre tank with 12 glowlight danios, 2 opaline gouramis, 3 platies and 5 platy fry. (And the tank itself is only a few months old). I'm not sure how he lost his tail, but all that's left is a fluffy white stump

I've done water tests and everything seems to be ok. I've never seen any of ther fishes nipping at the danios so I'm not sure how this happened, but he seems to be swimming quite well anyway.

One of the other danios has had a fungal growth on his back which I've been treating for a few days now - does anyone know if this one's tail could have been infected too??

This is what his tail should look like ...

but this is how it looks now ...

Poor little guy - anyone know if it will grow back??

 

[WILDER]

Is he struggling to swim as when they lose the whole tail they don't make it, has he caught it in the filter.

 

[ragdoll]

He seems fine to me, swimming very fast and is just as alert as the rest of the danios. It's just very odd because I can't imagine how he lost it. They stay close to the bottom of the tank and often hide under the filter box, but don't go up to the top where the filter opening is.

 

[The-Wolf]

anyone know if it will grow back??

yes it will.
a course of melafix will help seal the end and help promote the regrowth of new cells.

2 opaline gouramis

I suspect they are they culprits.

 

[ragdoll]

yes it will.
a course of melafix will help seal the end and help promote the regrowth of new cells.

Thanks! Will it be ok to add this to the whole tank or do I need to keep him seperate from the other fish?

 

[The-Wolf]

treat the whole tank

 

[ragdoll]

great, thanks very much for your help