tiger shovel nose and missing fins

megacat · Post by **megacat** » 24 Mar 2007, 05:34

Hi I would like to know if these fish can grow back fins that are missing. I just took one from my freind who had him/her with large africans so they went to work on it and I saved him from more punishment. The fin that is miising is located at the base of its tail it has no problems swimming but I feel bad that its gone. Thanks you for your time in advanced

newt0524 · Post by **newt0524** » 25 Mar 2007, 15:47

ya, it should grom back fine. catfish tend to be pretty resiliant healers, so i wouldn't worry. you may want to add some melafix in the water just to make sure he dosen't get infected.

newt

TheFishGuy · Post by **TheFishGuy** » 11 Apr 2007, 00:46

Water changes are key... Keep the water clean and clear and keep it well fed with something other than feeder fish... I feed mine fish from the supermarket.

megacat · Post by **megacat** » 21 May 2007, 16:43

The fin never grew back but it is doing great. It does not seem to bother it.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 21 May 2007, 17:22

Fins that have "constant" or "repetetive" damage may not grow back due to the scarring of the tissue. Since your original post wasn't clear on whether it was fresh or old damage, it would be prudent to be complete and say that "freshly damaged fins will grow back, but persistant damange can often cause permanent damage".

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Mats