Mandrian fins - Torn off....

[lyz77]

Juz notice that one of the fin on my Mandrian is been torn off! Is there any chance for it to grow back?

I notice my mandrian is very moody as it stays one corner and is not as active as b4 looking for food!!!

HELP......

[k0na_scab]

tornfins are no cause for worries , they'll heal back. Juz keep your water quality good.

cant help u much here. Make sure yr tank has a good supply of pods!

[Weapon_Master]

Torn fins are usually fine so long as your mandrain are feeding. My mandrain gets torn fins once in a while as well.

The important thing is that it is still feeding happily

[itchyhand]

Juz notice that one of the fin on my Mandrian is been torn off! Is there any chance for it to grow back?

I notice my mandrian is very moody as it stays one corner and is not as active as b4 looking for food!!!

HELP......

My mandarin's fins got torn. Everyday, it got worse & worse. It's a male so it got this long dorsel fin. That was reduced to nothing. So ultimately, I need to find out why.

So one fine day, I just sits there & watch. Saw the bloody culprit was the 6 line wrasse. Read so many books saying 6 line is reef safe.

Made a fish trap(mineral bottle with top inverted). Caught the sucker.

Now it's in my sump.

I also noticed my mandarin looks tired. Maybe it's all the ordeal it's going thru.

With the culprit gone, the fins are healing back fast.

[lyz77]

Juz manage to get a pics of the torn fin!

[Patrick]

Any fishes bigger than a Mandarin will tend to take a peck it its tail fin and top fin especially when the Mandarin is introduced into the tank last. After awhile the big fishes will leave it alone and the Mandarin learn to hide among rocks to siam (avoid). But sometimes some big fishes will continue to harrass it. Maybe they took a bite and found it tasty shiok.