My Molly Fry Got 1/2 Of Its Tail Cut Off!

[JohnRossDele]

hi, i was bagging my molly fry when one of them jumped on the floor, i couldnt help my self but pick it up really quickly without thinkin where i pinched him/her, it ended up being the tail and half of it got cut of i feel really bad for the poor little molly, any idea of how to fix this; will it heal or will it stay the same

thanks
JRD

 

[WILDER]

Poor thing.
is the baby fish struggling to swim and getting weak.
Any bleeding or bruising on the fish.

 

[JohnRossDele]

Poor thing.
is the baby fish struggling to swim and getting weak.
Any bleeding or bruising on the fish.

no blood or bruises, but getting weak and struggling to swim, ill show u a pic once i upload it!

Cheers

 

[WILDER]

Sadly the poor little thing not going to make it.
I would issolate the fish to a container at the top of the tank if you don't have a issolation tank.
With losing the tail the fish finding it hard to keep balance, is getting weak trying to stay balanced.

 

[JohnRossDele]

moved it to the fry nursery tank in the top of my tank any thing else i can do *sighs, for the baby fish though*

 

[WILDER]

Is the current strong in your tank.
Maybe turn it down abit.

 

[BBK1]

Is it the tail fin or the 'meat' part of the tail that got taken off?

I have seen fish survive in the wild with no tails.

 

[WILDER]

Once fish start to struggle and get weak there rarely make it.
The stress of it just finish them off.

 

[JohnRossDele]

Is the current strong in your tank.
Maybe turn it down abit.

the current in the tank is fine, i cant change it though its a internal juwel

Is it the tail fin or the 'meat' part of the tail that got taken off?

I have seen fish survive in the wild with no tails.

its non meaty part

 

[WILDER]

Keep fingers crossed for you but it not sounding to hopeful.

 

[JohnRossDele]

Keep fingers crossed for you but it not sounding to hopeful.

its swimming normally now, is it possible that it'll grow back?

 

[WILDER]

Sounds more promising.
I would maybe half dose some melafix to stop infection.
The tail fin should grow back.

 

[JohnRossDele]

still living

 

[LauraFrog]

I've seen some INCREDIBLE recoveries of fin tissue, from finrot and also from a trauma injury very similar to this. Somebody posted a journal of a zebra danio that lost most of the tail fin and a considerable amount of the caudal peduncle (meaty part) on one of the Australian fish forums last year. I was astounded that it survived. Got trapped behind a filter and the tail fin turned gangrenous and fell off.
It looked pretty ugly, what grew back, but it was perfectly functional and the fish lived an normal life.

 

[Spamtastic]

Poor baby Molly, hope he fully recovers! Will keep my fingers crossed for you.
Dont beat yourself up over this, Ive seen quite a few incidents where accidental injuries have occurred on these forums. You were only trying to get him back into water as quick as possible.