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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / August 2004Tail fin regeneration
I have a female yellow labidochromis caeruleus in my tank who has lost almost her entire tail fin due to aggression from a male yellow lab. I have isolated her in a small mesh box in the same tank to allow her to recuperate. I have also been adding Melafix to promote fin growth. However, it has been almost 2 weeks now and there have been no visible signs of growth. How long does it usually take for a tail fin to grow back? The fish seems otherwise pretty healthy and seems to keep wanting to get out of the mesh box. satyen > I have a female yellow labidochromis caeruleus in my tank who has lost > almost her entire tail fin due to aggression from a male yellow lab. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > satyen FWIW, I have a female M. Cyanaeorhabdos who lost her tail the same way. It never has come back, but she is fine otherwise and has produced two batches of fry in the last 6 months. Her name is "Stumpy". Mark > FWIW, I have a female M. Cyanaeorhabdos who lost her tail the same way. > It never has come back, but she is fine otherwise and has produced two > batches of fry in the last 6 months. Her name is "Stumpy". Yeah, I think my yellow lab female is not going to get her tail back either. I am wondering if I should wait a little longer before releasing her from her mesh isolation box into the main tank - will she be able to cope with the male's aggression and be able to get away with no tail fin? satyen >> FWIW, I have a female M. Cyanaeorhabdos who lost her tail the same >> way. It never has come back, but she is fine otherwise and has [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > satyen Stumpy gets along fine. She does have to work a little harder, but she seems to have no problems getting around or with being picked on by tank mates. Mark > FWIW, I have a female M. Cyanaeorhabdos who lost her tail the same way. > It never has come back, but she is fine otherwise and has produced two > batches of fry in the last 6 months. Her name is "Stumpy". Yeah, I think my yellow lab female is not going to get her tail back either. I am wondering if I should wait a little longer before releasing her from her mesh isolation box into the main tank - will she be able to cope with the male's aggression and be able to get away with no tail fin? satyen > > FWIW, I have a female M. Cyanaeorhabdos who lost her tail the same way. > > It never has come back, but she is fine otherwise and has produced two [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > satyen I recently had a female m. auratus sufffer the same type of damage to her caudal fin..male had taken it down almost to the peduncle..I isolated her to the hospital tank for about a month to calm her down and give her a chance to recuperate; doesd with melafix and anti-fungal & anti-bacterial meds to stave off secondary infections at the wound site. She has since regrown hers, although it is a bit misshapen. Locomotion, activity, and behavior are back to where they were previously. I did have to place her in a less aggressive tank, even after the fin was repaired., and she now will NOT tolerate ANY m. auratus tankmates whatsoever. IMO Whether your lab's fin will "regenerate" depends on the extent of the damage. It may grow back, grow back mishspaen, or not grow back at all. Also, it's not just a matter of regeneration, the wound site may develop secondary infections as well. As long as her locomotion and appetite are good, I'd isolate her and see what happenswith the fin. In either case, you may want to take steps to reduce aggression directed at this particular fish..different environment, more females, etc. Others here may offer different opinions, and what worked in my situation may not work in yours. Good luck! **FREE LEONARD PELTIER NOW** FWIW, I have some pretty young local wild fish. I've had a number of them with nicks and so forth from their fins. The worst took a good 6 months or more to grow back. But they were missing less than half the tail fin. YMMV. Jonathan > I have a female yellow labidochromis caeruleus in my tank who has lost > almost her entire tail fin due to aggression from a male yellow lab. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > satyen > I have a female yellow labidochromis caeruleus in my tank who has lost > almost her entire tail fin due to aggression from a male yellow lab. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > satyen FWIW I had a female Blue Acara lose about three quarters of tail fin to a male Green Terror, about 6 mths ago, It's grown back completely. I think it took about two months. I put her into another tank with less agressive fish. She's now back in the 600l Cichlid tank and doing well. Leong |
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