Tips on how to heal destroyed damaged fins.

[chicago]

Ok.. so I have an adult Clarion that had an issue with I think a bacteria infection or side effect from hypo of tank for long time to rid of ick. He has lost his top fin to the point of it down to the base of the body.. It did heal over time but has yet to grow back. Once it has gone this far do we think it will NOT grow back fully. Would treatment with some meds help.. I have been feeding him high quality foods. Nori, LRS, Some Pellets.. a variety of stuff.

I will try and post some pics..

 

[chicago]

 

[ngoodermuth]

Has the fish ever been checked or treated for flukes? Sometimes ragged fins can be a sign of flukes being present.

Melafix doesn't treat active infections, but can be useful in growing back tattered fins. Using vitamin supplements in his food, and feeding a good variety of healthy foods can help as well. If you are sure there is not an active infection now, these would be my recommendations. If the spines themselves have been damaged though, there is a chance some areas may never grow back fully...

If you think there might be infection still present (not sure how long this has been going on) then a QT with antibiotics would be needed.

 

[saintsreturn]

I had a sailfin lose its sails and get HLLE due to a bad heater. The fish healed and i tried medicating. I made some mistakes and it led to a major algae outbreak that took months to recover from.

The sails never came back, even with better foods, meds, and anything else i tried. It died this year from velvet. Lived long and healthy with no fins....

 

[chicago]

yep.. he looks to be missing some spines now.. infection is for sure long gone. I am thinking they will not be growing back.. time will tell. I will try some melafix in the water and continue to feed and supplement

 

[Fourstars]

Good water perimeters and verity of foods.

 

[chicago]

yep... wondering if other meds other than mela help