Hello
While trying to net a tiger barb, the wire frame of a net crushed it, maybe brusing or breaking bones. (The person trying to net it said he thought he broke its back and I dont know what really happened or what made him say that)
There is no gross deformity observable, but he was swimming upside down for about 12 hours after then impact. About 24 hours later he is right side up, gasping a little more than normal (same as after then injury), and looks like his scales have some black "stress spots" where the barb is normally gold/red (though I just got him, this could be his normal coloring)
Anyway, he is in a hospital tank for now. Is there anything I should do to treat it? How long before he can return to the community tank?
Thank you very much!
While trying to net a tiger barb, the wire frame of a net crushed it, maybe brusing or breaking bones. (The person trying to net it said he thought he broke its back and I dont know what really happened or what made him say that)
There is no gross deformity observable, but he was swimming upside down for about 12 hours after then impact. About 24 hours later he is right side up, gasping a little more than normal (same as after then injury), and looks like his scales have some black "stress spots" where the barb is normally gold/red (though I just got him, this could be his normal coloring)
Anyway, he is in a hospital tank for now. Is there anything I should do to treat it? How long before he can return to the community tank?
Thank you very much!