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Europhyllia
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:30 PM
My mandarin is hurt. It appears that one of her fins is bends forward and she has trouble navigating. Is there anything I can do for her?
I have some pretty strong Seios.
I put her in a breeder basket right now so she can rest. Is there anything I can do for her?
I just hope she didn't get 'stung' by the new diadema urchin. :(
ErikH
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:34 PM
I had that happen to a seahorse but it ended up popping back into place.
Europhyllia
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:40 PM
I am just so upset over this. I am scared to check on her and see her passed away. It took me so long to find a female and then it took so long for them to work things out. Over the last few weeks they've really gotten to become a nice pair, sitting together even when not spawning.
She was even more personable than the male. We have the quarium in the dining room and when we were eating she'd always come to the corner to stay close to me.
She's my favorite fish. I'll be so sad if this freak accident is going to kill her.
The male stayed beside her the whole time very quietly. Sad, sad... :(
Pennies2Cents
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:47 PM
Karin,

Im sorry to hear of your mandarin's injury. I hope she recovers quickly. :)
Europhyllia
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:50 PM
I had that happen to a seahorse but it ended up popping back into place.

wow. That gives me hope. How long did it take to pop back into place?
Bill S
Wed, 16th Dec 2009, 11:52 PM
As long as no one is picking on her, she SHOULD do just fine. She still eating?
Europhyllia
Thu, 17th Dec 2009, 12:00 AM
She still eating?
No not eating. But it must have just happened within the last hour or so. And it's time for the lights to shut off. Feeding time for the mandarins is usually more during the day.
ErikH
Thu, 17th Dec 2009, 12:33 AM
It took about 3-4 days. Had to turn off the return so it wouldn't just spin in circles.
Europhyllia
Thu, 17th Dec 2009, 12:44 AM
She's doing a little better already! Fin is still sticking out to the side but at least it's not forward anymore. Yay!
Europhyllia
Thu, 17th Dec 2009, 09:57 AM
Fin is almost completely back to normal! She's enjoying breakfast right now. :) Amazing! I can't believe how resilient the mandarins are. Yesterday she was rolling over the sand. It was that bad. And today she's fluttering again and eating her food. I'm so happy. :)
hobogato
Thu, 17th Dec 2009, 10:22 AM
great news!! amazing how much we can care about these critters eh :)