How To Treat Minor "Fishy" Injuries - Damaged Scales, Split Fins, Bruises, Scrapes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Folks, as it goes in life, we all get minor scrapes, cuts, bruises, and scratches and our fish are no different. Fish can get injured like we can, but when it's simple injuries and not a diseases, what can we do to treat it and potentially prevent them?
I've received quite a few questions on this topic recently, so I'd like to share what has worked for me over the years. While the traditional "fixes:" Melafix, Pimafix, and Bettafix has never worked for me (they do for some hobbyists), my go to is Kordon Fish Protector. I'll explain why in this video and show a recent example of Kordon Fish Protector's effectiveness. I hope this video is helpful to you,
Keep tankin!
Mike
My betta really messed himself up. He got stuck in a decoration and all his fins are basically gone, and he has a massive gash on his back. I thought he wasn't gonna make it, but it's now been 3 days and he's swimming upright again and accepting food. I'm astounded at how quickly he seems to be recovering. For the record, yes I removed that decoration from the tank.
I use Kordon products but never new this existed. A+ video.
Rod - thanks for the kind words and continued support! Kordon has great stuff. I'm not sure why Fish Protector seems to be a "kept secret" in the hobby, so I wanted to spread the word. It's really great stuff and not much out there like it. Glad the video was helpful!
I was so scared when my new fish got himself hurt, now I know what I need to do for water changes! I hope my new guy destresses, I'm definitely buy those two products!
Kisaaooni - they are great to heal and as a preventative measure to help keep their slime coats in good shape. Thanks for watching! 😀
Melafix cured my chili rasbora's onset fin rot (if that was what it was). All of my fish are doing completely fine and LOVE their tank now they've gotten used to it, they have adjusted to my presence although they still school up and glass surfing if I look for too long. I literally cannot see them on a night as they all have their own territories and relax spots so I know where to find some of them, I actually thought they'd managed to escape from the tank through the tiny gap between the lid and the tank. I also appear to have a nice ratio of males to females, I think I have around 4 males and 8 females and I don't think I've seen the males fighting yet although there is a male which is way more vibrant than the others so I think he may be the alpha of the group or may spend most of his time in the dark areas of the plants and so his colours are more vibrant. I expect that there may be other issues that arise in the tank but I'm ready for them, especially because I need to move the tank down stairs since it's next to a window and I have the hottest room in the house so I could really do with having the curtains open and having fresh air into my room since it is affecting my sleep. Do you have any ideas/tips on how I should relocate my tank? Should I remove the fish from the tank and completely drain it of water? Do you have any other suggestions?
If you do read this comment I would like to congratulate you since it is rather long and am surprised you haven't fallen asleep yet, thanks for the help!
Arenos - glad to hear the rasboras are doing well! Sure. Since it's a small tank - here is what I would do: Don't completely drain it. Drain the tank about halfway, put the water in a large bucket....remove all fish/plants/rocks and put them in the same bucket with the tank water. Then drain the water down until you have about an inch of water left (drain that water into another bucket). Keep the substrate in the tank. You should be able to pick up the tank with the substrate and an inch of water in it, carry that downstairs (Get Help If You Need It!) Once you have it where you want it downstairs, replace the rocks/plants, then pour the water back in from the 2nd bucket (the one without the fish). Put the fish back in, then fill the tank with the water from the first bucket... fill it up so the tank is about 70% full with the old water, then add 30% new, conditioned water. So as not to upset your beneficial bacteria colony, no need to totally drain the tank of water :) Also - you can put your filter media in the second bucket of water to move it downstairs...Hopefully that helps!!
Kribs get real territorial when defending a nest. I'm surprised the pleco was able to get in his cave at all.
Anthony - they sure do...it's amazing. These two are still learning how to be parents. This is only the 3rd batch, so I suspect they may defend more in the future. This really wasn't a great spot they chose. What I love is that they might uproot plants and dig and make a mess, but once the babies hatch, they put all the substrate right back and fill up their holes....it's like they were never there, so at least they have impeccable etiquette ;)
Hi Mike, another extremely informative well done video. Thanks again
Thanks much for the kind words and continued support, Jim! My pleasure. Thank you for checking out the video!
This is a very informative video! I will purchase this product.
Glad it was helpful, Gail!
Happy Holidays! Yes it was! I tried to treat and save Jasper-Blu after his beautiful fins got caught in the small openings of the pump in the bottom of the tank! For the past months I had him, he would swim past it or not go near it! Lol He fought his best the later part Saturday but made his transition later Sunday evening! I was truly heartbroken. He was my charming and handsome betta! I think he went through stress and shock after this fins got caught!
I instantly put general cure in when my fish had some scales coming off, I’m now convinced that he just hit his head, is the general cure going to hurt him?
It shouldn’t hurt him at all but general cure is more for parasitic diseases. If he just hit his head (it happens, believe me you aren’t alone), depending on how bad he hit it, I would use something like Seachem stress guard, which works a lot like a liquid bandage. It helps protect the wound. If it is a really bad cut or scrape and you are worried about infection, you can treat with an antibiotic like erythromycin or Kanaplex at the same time you use stress guard. But if it is really minor, some stress guard should do the trick 👍
Question please when fish scale stick the fingers what can I use for the stitches
Hopefully I can find some as i just noticed what looks like a bruise on the side of one of my goldfish 😞
Hi Mike, I have some bleeding heart tetras in quarantine that have came in with split fins. Have treated with salt and api fin and body but still split. Got some of the kordon in yesterday. How often should I treat and if no results, any suggestions on next step. Thanks!
Just noticed one of my angelfish has a small tear in it's fin. I didn't know about this product but Kordon is a great company. Thanks for the video. Umm, where's Patriot???? lol
My pleasure, Coralocean! Glad the video was helpful. Kordon is a great company, absolutely. So....Patriot will be back next week. He was away this weekend on an audition, and he told me something about how he found his style and swagger? I'm not sure exactly what that means, so I expect a full explanation next Saturday.... ;)
LOL! Can't wait.
Another great video! Thanks for sharing, I really like the idea of the Kordon Fish Protector.
My pleasure, Melissa! Thank you for watching! It's a great product and not many like it out there 😀Appreciate the continued support!
great info sir thanks for sharing !
Thanks, David! Appreciate you checking out the video and glad it was helpful! Keep up the great work on the channel!
My red eye tetra fish tail got tear by rock in the aquarium will tail grow up again ??
Is it safe for bettas?
FishGirl - absolutely. Safe for all fish - I use it with my Bettas after every water change :)
Thanks just subbed I have an 55 gallon African cichlid tank and a few are getting beat up water parameters are Great and I do weekly water changes. I'm currently using melafix and seachem stress coat.
I have a very stubborn dumbo ear Betta fish who injured himself after he jumped from the fish net when I'm trying to change his water. Now he can't barely move his pectoral fins, how can I treat his injury
Life is a Contact Sport!!!...…….Liked, commented, already subscribed...…... Did I mention,...…... FIRST!!!
Lol - Colin, it sure is...that was a heck of a rugby match there between these fish...but, when it's 2 against 1, Pleco did the right thing retreating.. You WERE first! As always, appreciate the continued support, my friend :)
I learned in this video 😁 great stuff
Friday Fish Facts - glad it was helpful! Thanks for giving it a watch. Keep up the great work on your channel!
My betta is in a 2.5 tank how many drops
Excellent video Brother !👍😀
Protim - thanks for the kind words, brotha! Appreciate you checking out the video, and keep up the great work on the channel!
Excellent video and presentation. *Taking notes.*
We don't have that here in Australia what else can I use?
Where.do u buy this I have a injury angel fish guess if I don't get this her infection will get worst
my goldfish got stuck in one of his decorations cause he’s fat, well this help with his cut fins and ripped scales
Can this be paired with seachem products? I use the seachem flourish excel and the seachem water conditioner aswell as API ph balance.
I was so very scared when my little baby plate got hurt by a gourami thank you so much !
What that pleco type in the beginning
Good info video!!
Thanks for the kind words, BSA! And nice work on your channel so far! :)
dmichaels fish den you are welcome!!! And thank you so much!!!
😭My fish has a big bruise what happen to her?
My blue Acara got stuck in a piece of decor and damaged its eye trying to get out. Is there a way to help heal it?
i have a question can you use that with prime water conditioner?
Guys..... I need some advice. My large common goldfish has broken his ray (not a tear, it's a broken hard fin ray like a bone) it's his left pectorial fin. Im keeping him in a 55 gal with some plants (anubius) and ten tiny zebra danios. What can I do to help him?
I have a 3 stripped mud turtle plecco and 2 goldfish i noticed my one gold fish is missing like 3 4 scales i wanted to know if itd be safe for my turtle? Or should i move my goldie over to my safety tank untill shes treated and healthy again?
Can i use this for my koi fish cause of losing scales?
Hy,can take a look at my video from my chanel?my goldfish has that strange thing close to his tail..was bigger and bigger...today i take it in the hand and press it around that thign on his body,and next second come out somethign like a infection,like at people how is a spot with pus...i dont press it more,just how much come out..now look like a wound open,what to i do now like a treatment?or just to leave it and will be fine?or i need to put something on his wound?
Do you add the full dose amount every time when treating daily for scale loss?
Can I use this along with other fish products like API or Top Fin?
When you're treating an injured fish with this, how often do you put it in the tank?
Lee - sorry for the late reply here. I'll usually dose it daily or every other day until I start seeing some improvement.
I use half the recommended amount of aquarium salt on my water changes, if i switch to this product, how long do you suggest i wait till i am able to use this? (After i stop using salt)
You can use it at the same time 👍. The salt won’t have an effect on it. This is kind of like a liquid bandage for the fish. The salt with help treat for any bacterial infections - another alternative is Seachem Stress Guard. Also a good product to use. Both work well and won’t have any adverse effects with the salt. So it would actually be a benefit to have both the salt and the Kordon or Stress Guard working for you. Hope that helps!
Thank you!
Hello from Australia
I came home from a holiday to find my Driftwood Catfish had wedged himself into a small ornament I had in the tank.
(The fish were all looked after during my time away)
He has rather nasty wounds on his side and belly.
I placed him in a quarantine tank and treated him with Melafix.
I was wondering how the processes goes for open wounds and how you know it's healing properly?
What do I look for in relation to infection?
Chernavska is one of the fish I have a bit of a bond with. So if I can save him I really want to. It will be devastating if he dies.
Thank ypuin advance.
When I searched up the bottle online, I ordered it from Petco and the label is pink. Is there a difference or is it like the new version? I read the details and it's the same thing (just making sure).
My orandas just went through their first spawning season and the female is pretty beat up (a lot of missing scales). Will this stuff help her, and also is there a way I can prevent her from getting hirt again in the future?
Hi Kaite - So sorry for the late reply here. I don't have much experience with orandas, but the Kordon Fish Protector should help. As tto whether this might happen to her again, I'm not sure how aggressive Orandas can be when they breed or spawn. Sometimes, we can't prevent it. Golden wonder killis are like that. My males beat the females up so much trying to breed, I had to remove the females....there unfortunately wasn't anything I could do....
@@dmichaelsfishden Thanks for the info :)
Help,my baby channel catfish has a broken fin I don’t know what to do I’m scared!
Me too! Do you have any tips? since you commented this 2 months ago
I had a shark in my sorority tank (they were small) but became very territorial and so now the shark is moved in a 36 gallon by himself. But, 2 bettas have been injured horribly. One died in the hospital tank, and the only one has missing scale patches. And her fin is torn apart. I’ve been doing aquarium salt water baths. Are those helpful?
Did they help
I am 9 and I just realised that my goldfish has a lot of split fins.😢