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Old 19-May-2006, 01:11 AM
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Unhappy tails weak

my ranchu i have jus bought have weak tail..
wat can i do?

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Old 21-May-2006, 12:46 AM
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Hi to all,

Can a weak tail be treated?


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Old 21-May-2006, 02:49 AM
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First of all try not to overfeed a weak tail fish, the bigger they are the worse the problem will be. Try to keep the fish relatively skinny. As GF ages, the tails and the fins will get thicker. This will ultimately help to cure some of the problem.

The problem with weak tail often comes from the way keepers keep fish when they are young. People tend to over feed in hoping that they will get a good size fish. You could try to mix more calcium for your fish along with the pellet food. It can harden the tail a bit, but it also have some undesireable effect as well, such as making the other fin parts harder and may cause the fish to start to swim very stiffly.

Try to be patience with your GF, make them grow steadily and never try to rush growth, it can only shorten the life of your fish. Grow slowly, grow strongly, I think.
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Old 21-May-2006, 11:26 PM
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First of all try not to overfeed a weak tail fish, the bigger they are the worse the problem will be. Try to keep the fish relatively skinny. As GF ages, the tails and the fins will get thicker. This will ultimately help to cure some of the problem.

The problem with weak tail often comes from the way keepers keep fish when they are young. People tend to over feed in hoping that they will get a good size fish. You could try to mix more calcium for your fish along with the pellet food. It can harden the tail a bit, but it also have some undesireable effect as well, such as making the other fin parts harder and may cause the fish to start to swim very stiffly.

Try to be patience with your GF, make them grow steadily and never try to rush growth, it can only shorten the life of your fish. Grow slowly, grow strongly, I think.


Thank for ur information..
I will take note on it..

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Old 22-May-2006, 12:02 AM
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If a tail is spoilt n have defect..
Can it be cure?

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Old 07-Jun-2006, 02:11 PM
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If a tail is spoilt n have defect..
Can it be cure?

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It can be save a little with regular massage (yes massage) but it will not be able to compete successfully with other fish. For recreational purposes, it is quite alright. Another point to consider is also that a weak tail fish are also not usualy good seed for thus, it is best to try to prevent the condition rather than to find a cure. Good feeding technigues and planning of the different food source and preparation of pellets food prior to feeding and the regular feeding of vegetable as duck weed will help to ease the truble very well.

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Old 07-Jun-2006, 11:09 PM
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thanks for the information.

one more qn. if the tail has additional tails from the below of the back tail, what can i do to it?

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