I was doing a water change and one of the 16 + inch tinfoil’s must have startled a ray and the ray stung it. The tinfoil was upside down for a day (I kept trying to right it but it kept floating back up - thought it must have been hit in the air bladder).
The rays chew of the dorsal and tail fin the first 2 nights but each day the tinfoil barb kept getting better. By the 4th day, the tinfoil was consistently upright but would rise to the surface on its side when attempting to swim.
Ultimately, long story short 2 weeks later and its fine, no worse for the wear.
Here’s a bad image of the puncture wound when it happened. It’s the subtle red mark by the pelvic fin.
The rays chew of the dorsal and tail fin the first 2 nights but each day the tinfoil barb kept getting better. By the 4th day, the tinfoil was consistently upright but would rise to the surface on its side when attempting to swim.
Ultimately, long story short 2 weeks later and its fine, no worse for the wear.
Here’s a bad image of the puncture wound when it happened. It’s the subtle red mark by the pelvic fin.
