Treating injured fins

[seangee]

This poor little mite managed to get herself trapped 3 days ago. I added 1 tablespoon of salt per 10 liters of water and left her in the tank. Tank is new so it is effectively a quarantine tank but has zero ammonia or nitrites. I have been replacing 60% of the water daily and replacing the salt I removed for the last 3 days.

Day 1: I thought she was a goner and spent most of the day resting and "panting" in the roots.
Day 2: She rejoined the group for most of the time with occasional timeouts up in the roots. She ate normally
Day 3 (today): Behaving completely normally and is just one of the gang. Swimming remarkably well considering her condition

So

1. Is this the correct treatment or should I do something different?
2. What are her chances?
3. How long should I continue with the salt?

@Colin_T

 

[Colin_T]

It looks like a bacterial infection. Were the fins like that straight after the fish was trapped, or have they become worse over the last few days?

If the fins are getting worse you will need to medicate.

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Salt dose rates for rasboras is 1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres so you could double your current dose if required. Keep salt in the water for 2 weeks to give the wounds time to heal.

 

[seangee]

It looks like a bacterial infection. Were the fins like that straight after the fish was trapped, or have they become worse over the last few days?

They were like that from the beginning. The colour concerns me - but it does not seem to be getting worse.
They are ember tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae)

 

[Colin_T]

I would do big daily water changes and salt for the next couple of weeks and if it gets worse, then medicate. With any luck it won't get worse but monitor it closely. There is a lot of damage.

 

[seangee]

Update:
The white has now cleared completely and I can no longer pick her out with the lights off, actually I have to look pretty closely with the lights on. The dorsal fin is showing good regrowth, if you looked at her on her own you would think it was normal but next to the other fish you can see it still has a bit to go. The adipose fin (such as it is ) looks identical to everyone else in the tank. The caudal fin (tail) still has a long way to go - but it is showing regrowth and visibly improving daily.

 

[AquaBarb]

Glad shes healing nicely

Was chatting to a staff member at my LFS yesterday and he has got 75 Ember tetras in one of his tanks. Said feeding time is a sight to be seen

 

[seangee]

Glad shes healing nicely

Was chatting to a staff member at my LFS yesterday and he has got 75 Ember tetras in one of his tanks. Said feeding time is a sight to be seen

Ha - ordered a little group of boraras brigittae morning. This will make the theme (so far) "nano fish named after female family members of the people who described them". Doesn't roll very nicely off the tongue though

Seriously though I did have a lengthy internal debate about whether I should just get another 20-30 embers and be done with it

 

[FishGuest5123]

I was worried about her. Glad you gave a good report.

 

[AquaBarb]

Cool are boraras brigittae -Chilli Rasbora? Be a nice combo with the amber colours of the Embers.

You have a lot more will power than me if youve had an internal debate and your outself has over ruled on the matter. 50 or 60 Embers would look pretty awesome tho

 

[seangee]

Cool are boraras brigittae -Chilli Rasbora? Be a nice combo with the amber colours of the Embers.

You have a lot more will power than me if youve had an internal debate and your outself has over ruled on the matter. 50 or 60 Embers would look pretty awesome tho

Yes they are. I thought they would go well together.

 

[seangee]

Hard to believe there is less than 2 weeks between this pic and post #1