Wendy-Jane
New Member
Hello all,
Yesterday morning when I got up I found that one of my precious pearl danios had ripped a gill cover right off I can't imagine how it's happened - I can't see him having been attacked, cos I've only got friendly fishes - (danios, white clouds, cardinals, neons, glowlights, platies), but can't think where he could have got stuck or hurt, so any ideas would be welcome. He was definitely ok when I went to bed on Satruday night, so I'm pretty certain it's an injury, not a disease.
I put some Melafix in straight away, and again this morning (bottle says put it in for 7 days), and he doesn't seem at all bothered by it - he's acting perfectly normal. But I was hoping that you experienced types could advise me and help with my questions. First off I was wondering, do you think he will be ok? Is there anything else I should be doing to help him? Is Melafix the right thing to use, or is there something else? Will the gill cover grow back? Any ideas on how long it will take? Sorry so many questions, but I'm really worried about my fishy and want to do the best things to help him.
Thanks for any advice you can give,
Wendy
Yesterday morning when I got up I found that one of my precious pearl danios had ripped a gill cover right off I can't imagine how it's happened - I can't see him having been attacked, cos I've only got friendly fishes - (danios, white clouds, cardinals, neons, glowlights, platies), but can't think where he could have got stuck or hurt, so any ideas would be welcome. He was definitely ok when I went to bed on Satruday night, so I'm pretty certain it's an injury, not a disease.
I put some Melafix in straight away, and again this morning (bottle says put it in for 7 days), and he doesn't seem at all bothered by it - he's acting perfectly normal. But I was hoping that you experienced types could advise me and help with my questions. First off I was wondering, do you think he will be ok? Is there anything else I should be doing to help him? Is Melafix the right thing to use, or is there something else? Will the gill cover grow back? Any ideas on how long it will take? Sorry so many questions, but I'm really worried about my fishy and want to do the best things to help him.
Thanks for any advice you can give,
Wendy