Female Bn Plec Injury

[stiffler69]

I purchsed some new bn plecs yesterday and after i had gotten them home and into the tank i realised the female had damaged her fin on her right hand side somehow it appears to be broken, will this heal and is their anything i can do for her, im not taking her back because i know what the fate for her will be, but it appears to be a substantial wound to the fin and i say broken this is because i know plecos upper side fins are quite sturdy and do have a rigid joining any advice would be great thanks.

 

[WILDER]

Well there nothing you can do, just hope it mends on its own.
Did the lfs damage the fin with the net.

 

[stiffler69]

Well there nothing you can do, just hope it mends on its own.
Did the lfs damage the fin with the net.

I would say he did catch her when he was netting her up but i didnt see the full extent of the damage until she was home and i noticed it was tooked up into her body instead of been flat like a sail it was point up over not a nice site, she seems very skittish now and when i turn the light on she darts about the tank like crazy for about 15 seconds, hopefully it will heal up ok and she will be fine.

thanks for the reply

 

[WILDER]

Fin clamping can be stress.
Have you checked your water stats.

 

[stiffler69]

Yeah its not stress its broken it isnt clamped in that term its broken up over on itself imagine a plec layed flat the side fin is aiming up over as appose to out over and flat with its body

 

[WILDER]

Ok that's fine then.
Good luck.

 

[rust81]

Just keep the water clean and you should be fine. This happended to one of my baby bns and its fin grew back fine in a few weeks/months.

 

[stiffler69]

Thanks guys