Will a Fancy Guppy's tail heal from a small tear?

[David14259]

My male guppy snagged his tail on something and now has a small tear in it, maybe 1-2mm long. Will this ever heal?

He still swims just fine and doesn't seem any worse off, but it bothers me because he has a BEAUTIFUL tail. (See my gallery for a pic.)

Thanks.

 

[theotheragentm]

If the tear is not too bad, it should heal, but it's a slow process. Are you positive he snagged it rather than some other fish taking a nibble? You might want to separate him.

 

[hsherman1986]

pima or melafix, he will heal right up. My severum with multiple splits in her tail healing within 2 weeks when we treated with pimafix. I love the stuff, swear by it. the stuff is known to cause birth defects in women though, so be careful. I just have my husband use it when it is needed.

 

[David14259]

If the tear is not too bad, it should heal, but it's a slow process. Are you positive he snagged it rather than some other fish taking a nibble? You might want to separate him.

Yeah I've had a few guppies in the past that had bites taken out of their tail, this is a very clean cut and I'm positive its from getting snagged or cut on something.

Thanks for the info on the meds, I'll look into them!

 

[gu2high]

One of my female guppy has a large tail and it had a tear about 2x3mm on its tail one day. But it healed itself after 2-3 weeks.

2 days ago, I bought a male guppy with a hole in the middle of its tail - it is beautiful so I don't mind it has a hole. This morning the tail splits into two parts extended from original hole to its end. I think it will heal if I give it a good diet.

 

[leoslizards]

pima or melafix, he will heal right up. My severum with multiple splits in her tail healing within 2 weeks when we treated with pimafix. I love the stuff, swear by it. the stuff is known to cause birth defects in women though, so be careful. I just have my husband use it when it is needed.

Huh? Human women or fish?


I have a dwarf gourami that lost a big part of his dorsal fin and it never grew back. I tried both melafix and pimafix. He now has about ½" missing in the middle.

 

[David14259]

I'm assuming Human woman.

 

[son2fu]

my fancy guppy had a nice tail, then the angelfish came along and ate it all up, no more fancy, but after a month, the tail came back and looked even better than before.

 

[leoslizards]

my fancy guppy had a nice tail, then the angelfish came along and ate it all up, no more fancy, but after a month, the tail came back and looked even better than before.

LOL. You should have your angel eat all your guppies tails then!

 

[son2fu]

lol