i had to cut the net and he still has some attached to his fins. will he be ok and what should i do. i just wanted to cut it and let him loose so he wouldnt stress more than he already had to.
lima got stuck in net
- Thread starter jworth
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well after some search, a lot of people say they just get it off on thier own. we will see. its on both fins. i turned the light out after the orino started acting interested but it seems to be acting normal. last time i tried to get a nice cat (juruense) disaster struck that time too except it was fatal!
it split his side fins a bit but that happens to fish all the time. just hope he didnt get roughed up and too stressed when i was trying to get it off. i even poked myself with his side stinger that son of a gun!!
If i were you, i would hold it upside down and get a razor blade and cut it off. I wouldnt want the net to cause any cuts that could easily get infected and get way worse.
Same thing happend to me I held him in on hand just below the surface and cut it away with a razor. His ventral spine broke off where it was attached a day later. and grew back from there.
The thing that amazed me the most was that my lima just stayed calm while I performed the operation and in turn gained my utmost respect.
Anyways lesson learned right?
The thing that amazed me the most was that my lima just stayed calm while I performed the operation and in turn gained my utmost respect.
Anyways lesson learned right?
Yup happenned to me before also. I cut the net as close as I could, and it came off on its own after awhile.
Ive had the same experience with catfish and rays.
Just try and cut away as much of the net as you can, and it should hopfully come off on its own
Just try and cut away as much of the net as you can, and it should hopfully come off on its own
I had that happen to one of my pictus when I had them.He swam around with it as if it were a flag and one day it just loosened up and came off.