minor surgery

[joel]

has anybody ever performed surgery their fish?
i have had this JD for a few years now. About 2 1/2 years ago it was beaten up pretty good from a red belly P. part of the fins never grew back. recently i took the fish out of the tank and cut around the the part of the fin that didn't grow back. it been about a month since i did that and the fin is just about healed completely.

 

[fishnutham]

no but i do have a book on how to do it and if nessary i would..

 

[joel]

i would love the learn how to do surgery on aros with drop eye.

 

[water_baby83]

If it is something simple, and you are WELL Educated on those proceedures, then it's not a big deal. However, for more serious, or internal ailments, always always take your fish into a licensed, qualified aquatic vet! Books that "teach" you how to perform surgery are ok for some things, such as repairing a damaged fin, but just as a doctor wouldn't opperate on you having no training but reading "how to cut open a human and not kill it", neither should you on your fish.

--EMI

 

[The TRUST]

I've done Gill curl operations on arows before.

 

[guppy]

If it is something simple, and you are WELL Educated on those proceedures, then it's not a big deal. However, for more serious, or internal ailments, always always take your fish into a licensed, qualified aquatic vet! Books that "teach" you how to perform surgery are ok for some things, such as repairing a damaged fin, but just as a doctor wouldn't opperate on you having no training but reading "how to cut open a human and not kill it", neither should you on your fish.

--EMI

Fin trimming, and sutures, that is it. I have done more with people. Crychothyroidectomy, tracheotomy, amputation (fingers and toes), bullet removal, sutures, removal of splinters from an eye, reduction of compound fractures, debridements, a few other things, people are easier because the lack scales and you don't need to keep their gills wet.

 

[fishnutham]

Fin trimming, and sutures, that is it. I have done more with people. Crychothyroidectomy, tracheotomy, amputation (fingers and toes), bullet removal, sutures, removal of splinters from an eye, reduction of compound fractures, debridements, a few other things, people are easier because the lack scales and you don't need to keep their gills wet.

but you need a lot of whisky though to keep the gut wet lol.