HELP! Is my damselfish fish hurt????

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  1. aqatic69

    aqatic69 Astrea Snail

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    I saw my new damselfish fish and it looks like his fin is split in two.
     
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  2. aqatic69

    aqatic69 Astrea Snail

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    The damselfish is a yellow-tail damsel

    the levels look fine nitrate 5
    ammonia 0
    nitrite 0
    salt level 1.022
    and everything else is fine

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  3. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    Could you post a pic? just in case its a bacterial infection..

    If its just his fin and nothing else then it should grow back, when i add a new fish sometimes my clowns or something will pick at it and he will get his fins nipped at and they grow back within a week.
     
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  4. aqatic69

    aqatic69 Astrea Snail

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    I am having problems up loading the pic, but yes it is only one of my damsels and only on that one fin.
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Convert it to a Jpeg, resize it using free online tools, upload it to a free service like Photobucket.

    Meanwhile, if you are feeding a quality food that you are supplementing with Vitamins and HUFAs, it will regrow.
     
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  6. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Fins grow back...nothing to worry about.
     
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  7. feixjai

    feixjai Fire Worm

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    As long as its eating, and NOT breathing rapidly or not being active, he should be fine. Do you have any other tank mates? May have been a territorial dispute. But as said above, fins will grow back
     
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