Emmastaff
02-24-2008, 05:37 PM
Hello,
Yesterday I purchased a bristlenose pleco at the LFS. The guy who caught it used the plastic box type thing that they put the water in and then the fish in once they catch it. He used the box to catch the pleco. The whole ordeal seemed a little rough to me, but I figured he must know what he is doing. Well, I get this (expensive) bristlenose home and he has a torn anal fin which is bleeding in the bag. It was a slow stream of blood but was definately there. So I being very concerned call the store, who closes in just a few minutes. They were like "well if you can get here before we close we'll take it back". Of course I couldn't have made it, it was too far away. They told me they have a one day warrenty so if he dies the next day (today) then I can get my money back. ARGGHHHH! Well he is alive today. So no refund, but who knows if he won't end up dying in a few days. I guess my question is, what can I do to promote healing of that torn fin and give him the best chances of healing up and surviving. Can he survive bleeding like that? He is in a flowerpot in the tank right now and has good coloring. I did put some stress coat in the tank to help him along. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. He is a good size bristlenose about 4".
Yesterday I purchased a bristlenose pleco at the LFS. The guy who caught it used the plastic box type thing that they put the water in and then the fish in once they catch it. He used the box to catch the pleco. The whole ordeal seemed a little rough to me, but I figured he must know what he is doing. Well, I get this (expensive) bristlenose home and he has a torn anal fin which is bleeding in the bag. It was a slow stream of blood but was definately there. So I being very concerned call the store, who closes in just a few minutes. They were like "well if you can get here before we close we'll take it back". Of course I couldn't have made it, it was too far away. They told me they have a one day warrenty so if he dies the next day (today) then I can get my money back. ARGGHHHH! Well he is alive today. So no refund, but who knows if he won't end up dying in a few days. I guess my question is, what can I do to promote healing of that torn fin and give him the best chances of healing up and surviving. Can he survive bleeding like that? He is in a flowerpot in the tank right now and has good coloring. I did put some stress coat in the tank to help him along. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. He is a good size bristlenose about 4".