Need a quick answer. Freakin Head Ram thing

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fishguy306

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So my biggest ornio did that stupid headram to one slightly smaller then it. Well now the damn fish is floating in circles. I need to know if it will heal? I remember someone saying it wont, but if it will I'll put it into a different tank away from the mean guy. If not then Im just going to put him down, I dont want him to suffer more then he needs to. Thanks
 
So my biggest ornio did that stupid headram to one slightly smaller then it. Well now the damn fish is floating in circles. I need to know if it will heal? I remember someone saying it wont, but if it will I'll put it into a different tank away from the mean guy. If not then Im just going to put him down, I dont want him to suffer more then he needs to. Thanks
Wwne my big mono butt'd my biggest temensis he was in convulsions imediately and died minutes later.....not sure about your guy...he may have had swimbladder damage done but its hard to say...keep an eye on him and see how it goes. I have never seen or heard of smaller pbass doing this but I guess it is possible....did you see it as it happened? if so how did it go down. As with my incident...it was a split second tanklong burst hitting the other just behind the gillplate...so hard he actually hit the side of the tank and up out of the water.....not a quick nip type hit that is common....I am just curious of the events as I know of two other legit cases other than mine and was wondering the cirumstances involved. my juvi orinos are approx 12" and are constantly punking and hit nipping,but have never took a tanklong kill run at anyone....hopefully your guy just got stunned a bit and took in some air...if so with a little time he may be able to release it himself....there is a way to do it yourself with a syringe,but I would only recomend it in a life/death situation and if not accurate you can ultimately kill him yourself.
good luck and let me know how it goes.
 
Thanks for the reply.

I was not there when it happened but my mom was. She saw the big guy ram the other then at least one hit the glass lids. At that point the one started spinning around in circles. Thats when I saw him.

Sadly, shortly later before I could get him moved a ray pounced ontop of him. So when I got back he was missing an eye, that socet was torn up, and he was badly frayed, just stuck in the plants. Hes in the freezer now :(
 
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