Mudskipper Injured!

[JawsA10]

yesterday my mudskipper fell from my hand and on to the ground. now he has this huge bloody bruise on his tail, he also floats in his water head up. you can poke him and hell begin to swim but hes lost control of his tail tail fin. i feel terrible for dropping him. wut do you think!?? will he live? please help!!

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like he's damaged his swim bladder, and with the bruising he could have internal bleeding, all you can do it just keep an eye on him, don't blame your self but try no to handle a fish out of water as they jump. Good luck.

 

[JawsA10]

thx, will ever recover control of his tail or swim bladder? or will he be bloody and bruised until the day he dies??
im sorry but i cant help worry about him.......

 

[WILDER]

Give him a few more days to see.
If he's just had the wind knocked out of him he should be ok.
But if he has damaged his swim bladder no he won't make it.

I will get you a link to septicemia.

http/www.fishtanksandponds.info/care-mai...septicaemia.htm

 

[JawsA10]

thx again, he is floating with his head up in the water, so if hes damaged his swim bladder could he do that or just sink to the bottom? will he be able to swim wit his tail fin again? again thx for all the help!

 

[WILDER]

To be honest he might not make it, it just a matter of time will tell, it hard to say.
To be honest i don't know.
Swim bladder can also look like the tail is weighing him down.
Fingers crossed and good luck.
http/www.fishtanksandponds.info/care-mai...swimbladder.htm

 

[JawsA10]

thank you so much for all your help!

 

[WILDER]

Sorry must be awful, good luck and I hope he does make it, but it not easy to say at this moment in time.

Forgot to ask is he breathing abit harder then normal.

 

[JawsA10]

i cant really tell..........

 

[WILDER]

Hows the fish doing.

 

[TrueNoob]

dude WWW.DRFOSTERSMITH.COM use the live help, they have pros that can help u, or just call, hope the fish is still ok, its been a day

 

[Loko17]

For everyone who reads this and didnt see it on tropical chit chat, the mudskipper perished after 3 days. Jaws has been ridiculed like crazy on there enough to where people are now saying that noone under 16 should be allowed to buy fish.

 

[tetraman]

And then we got into driver lisences and then people said we should close the topic.

 

[Jules H-T]

Jaws was chastised, not ridiculed; there is a big difference. However, we should not take this thread the way of the other, it's water under the bridge now, for want of a better expression.

 

[l.michelle]

Why chastise people? Come on, people make mistakes.