oh no, my gar!

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Super Ape

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alright, my gar is injured in his jaw. it happened while feeding. another fish (a dat) took some food out of his mouth while i was feeding them. and afterwards he looked like this ......



:(
see his jaw? will it heal? what should i do?
any advice apreciated!

edit: i know its not the best pic, sorry
 
Super Ape said:
alright, my gar is injured in his jaw. it happened while feeding. another fish (a dat) took some food out of his mouth while i was feeding them. and afterwards he looked like this ......



:(
see his jaw? will it heal? what should i do?
any advice apreciated!

edit: i know its not the best pic, sorry
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its his lower jaw right?
 
yes, right side of the lower jaw. all broken and bent down :(
 
It may heal crooked but it should heal, I would add either melafix or 1 tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons water to discourage infection.
 
i will do the salt. and i guess i can only hope it doesnt heal crooked, nothing i can do about that right?
and thanks a lot man!

btw. have you (or anybody) seen any other gars with this type of wound?
 
Nice fish, too bad he's hurt.
 
Super Ape said:
i will do the salt. and i guess i can only hope it doesnt heal crooked, nothing i can do about that right?
and thanks a lot man!

btw. have you (or anybody) seen any other gars with this type of wound?
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i have seen gars with most of there bottom jaw ripped off

your case is very minor :grinyes:

i think the wound will heal completely without notice

doesent look too bad

and he looks like a baby :)
 
ok that's a relief, really hope he wont have any trouble with it.
and yes he's only around 10" so still just a baby.

thanks guys! :)
 
Seen it with needlefish and pike characin (Boullengerella)
 
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