New Male---broken tail bones.

[Fred Chuang]

Saw this boy at Petco and wanted to get him despite the injury. Will the bones mend by themselves?

Is there anything I should do to prevent any complications?

Thanks for insights!

 

[fish48]

it's unlikely to recover

 

[FishGuest5123]

Often times this is caused by water quality or poor genetics. We can’t do anything about the genetics. Keep him in extremely clean water and see how it goes. If he is able to swim then he may still survive. Kudos to you for saving him.

 

[Fred Chuang]

He seems pretty happy and healthy---swims fine.