RTC whisker broken

[aeri]

One of my RTCs had a fight with another RTC and had its whiskers broken, yet still slightly attached...just kind of hanging off.

Will it be able to break off and grow back by itself or would I have to go and cut the broken part off first...? I don't really want to, but if it is necessary to cut it off, how would I go about doing it?

 

[basslover34]

NO!!!! Leave it.. the nerves are going to die off so it will fall off painlessly and it will grow back on it's own in a few weeks.

If you cut it, it woud be like someone cutting off a piece of your tounge!

 

[duke33]

^^I Agree^^

 

[aeri]

sounds good.
thanks alot

 

[basslover34]

no problem

 

[TLkmDN]

my 40'' RTC lost a whisker and it grew back

 

[basslover34]

my 40'' RTC lost a whisker and it grew back

Wait... when they are 40" catfish ... are they still whiskers .. or more like a LOG

 

[mkman]

lol. Don't worry about whiskers or trailers on their tails....all that will heal back and grow back fast

 

[fugidabowtit]

i have had rtc and tsn that have had damaged whiskers they grew back fine. sometimes they may fork. and they grow back real fast.

 

[aeri]

after the fight I put a divider as a temporary fix between the two RTCs, and gave the aggressive one a very small corner.

but then when i got back from work i found that the RTC that was bullied, somehow got squished/jumped over to the other side with the aggressor.
so i moved it back. and then i noticed that the RTC being bullied keeps hanging around the aggressive separated one, and keeps touching it with its whiskers. is it being stupid, or just extra friendly (and stupid)?
and is there a way to tell between male/female?