broken fin

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    I have a small boxfish he got caught in a rock slide and pinned between 2 rocks.wen I saw it I moved the rock and he swam away but he was kinda like a fighter jet that got shot with a missle. I put him in an in tank hospital container he's got a broken side fin its bent foward and not moving. He's eating well but im still worried plus I know they can be poisonous. Should I take any further action?

    Ps Rock slide was yesterday while I was at work
     
    loneracer05, Mar 13, 2011
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Honestly I think any intervention would cause more stress then good, but I have never treated a fin problem. If he is eating and swimming I would just do a wait and watch.
     
    Corailline, Mar 13, 2011
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  3. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    ...had a dart fish lose his top fin...it grew back in awhile....couple months....I think he caught it on some rock work also... a cardinal I rescued, was missing part of the bottom tail fin...it has grown back...
    my 2cents : )
     
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  4. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    I've had missing fins on fish but never a broken 1.also the poison thing worries me aswell
     
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  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Just to give every1 an update.the little guy is slowly recovering. I have seen him move the fin alittle bit,still not like the other side but its not bent foward anymore and the webbing that seemed to disapear is growing back.
     
    loneracer05, Mar 20, 2011
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  6. bvb-etf-luva

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    unfortunately the only thing you can do right now is wait, but im sure hell pull through
     
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  7. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    im not as worried now
     
    loneracer05, Mar 20, 2011
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  8. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    Glad to hear it...
    I also had a hippo tang that always ran into my urchin....always healed up though...healthy tank is relative to healing... K+
     
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  9. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Woop woop back to normal.I released him from his hospital tank last night and he's back to buzzing around as usual
     
    loneracer05, Mar 23, 2011
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  10. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Excellent, thanks for the follow up. :)
     
    Corailline, Mar 23, 2011
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