Help!!!

[c2c7390]

i just go an all black butterfly koi and its its tail fin broke

will this grow back and is there anything special i should do besides keep the water clean

its still eating by the way

 

[pondlady]

Depends on where the fin broke! weather it will regrow or not. maybe a dip in melafix It seems to speed up the healing. Follow the directions EXACTLY.

 

[c2c7390]

towards the base but theres still about an inch of fin left
its quarantining...can i add it to the tank

 

[c2c7390]

this is the whole fish

this is the tail

you can kinda see that the top half is gone but there is still some left like an inch

ill try to get a better picture later

 

[pondlady]

Hummm if part is gone and the rest is split it could be sutured. If it is not split all the way to the body it may regrow. This is a good ? for koivet.com. If it were mine i would keep it QT and see if it regrows. This would help keep it from taring it further.

 

[c2c7390]

so if its split all the way it wont regrow?!?

 

[c2c7390]

what do fins look like when they start to grow back???

 

[DrDave]

Fins

 

[pondlady]

I have a shubunkin that its tail rotted off clear to the tail tube. I dipped its tail in a melafix bath once a day for 5 days then kept it in its own tank. Clean water changes every 3 days. Today you cannot tell that it was ever gone. "Time" It takes time for tis healing process to happen. This was in August 2008.

 

[c2c7390]

Fins

duh

are they do they grow back clear then color up or come back already colored

 

[DrDave]

We are not mind readers! Ask specific questions...

Only juvinille fish are transluscent. Once they start establishing color any growth will be the same color the fish is.

 

[c2c7390]

why would i ask what fins look like when they grow back if they didnt grow back looking like fins

 

[c2c7390]

well heres and update
the fin has grown back at least 3/4 of an inch and is starting to show some streaks of color

 

[DrCase]

glad to here the good update..

 

[c2c7390]

when should i put it back in the pond...should i wait till winter is over and leave it in the heated tank for the winter...or should i wait till it grow backs completely