Poor Bleeding Heart

lludu · 10-24-2009, 07:37 PM

I bought some Bleeding heart tetras at my LFS which happens to be "That Fish Place" if you know of it. Normally its a fantastic store with great service and knowledge (people come from different states to shop here). Anyway, I got home to put them into my tank and now (about 3 hours later) I noticed one of my Bleeding Hearts seems to lack a bottom jaw, at least what it appears to be. When i was at the store all the fish seemed healthy, but i guess during handling some how this poor little guy lost his jaw. Now i know typically you dont feed fish you just bought, but i put food into the tank for my other fish that were present. This guy tried to eat some but it looks like he is having a very hard time eating. He saw some food on my rootwood in the tank but couldnt pick it up either.

What do i do? I doubt there is anything i can do to help him at all, but i dont want him to suffer!

Newman · 10-24-2009, 08:33 PM

Thats terrible...if youre sure its a fresh wound, then i dont see anything else you can do other than just euthenize him. if he doesnt eat he'll starve obviously. giving him back would be pointless in my opinion.

lludu · 10-24-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Newman

Thats terrible...if youre sure its a fresh wound, then i dont see anything else you can do other than just euthenize him. if he doesnt eat he'll starve obviously. giving him back would be pointless in my opinion.

Unfortunately I think i might have to do this. I'm going to see how he does over the next day or two and figure out from there. I dont know if it is a fresh wound or not but i would hate to see him starve.

Newman · 10-24-2009, 09:27 PM

Reason i asked, is that if its not, and its a born deformity, then he must have fed himself to survive to adulthood; the way he is now. therefore he will survive if its just a birth deformity. If its a recent wound then i'd say you have to put him to sleep

10-24-2009, 07:37 PM	#1
lludu Little Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Millersville, PA Posts: 114	Poor Bleeding Heart I bought some Bleeding heart tetras at my LFS which happens to be "That Fish Place" if you know of it. Normally its a fantastic store with great service and knowledge (people come from different states to shop here). Anyway, I got home to put them into my tank and now (about 3 hours later) I noticed one of my Bleeding Hearts seems to lack a bottom jaw, at least what it appears to be. When i was at the store all the fish seemed healthy, but i guess during handling some how this poor little guy lost his jaw. Now i know typically you dont feed fish you just bought, but i put food into the tank for my other fish that were present. This guy tried to eat some but it looks like he is having a very hard time eating. He saw some food on my rootwood in the tank but couldnt pick it up either. What do i do? I doubt there is anything i can do to help him at all, but i dont want him to suffer!

10-24-2009, 08:33 PM	#2
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,706	Thats terrible...if youre sure its a fresh wound, then i dont see anything else you can do other than just euthenize him. if he doesnt eat he'll starve obviously. giving him back would be pointless in my opinion. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-24-2009, 09:27 PM	#4
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,706	Reason i asked, is that if its not, and its a born deformity, then he must have fed himself to survive to adulthood; the way he is now. therefore he will survive if its just a birth deformity. If its a recent wound then i'd say you have to put him to sleep __________________ Credit goes to Lludu