Karen B. Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Greetings! I first posted this : https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/19581-betta-injury-or-growthtumor/ I added a catappa leaf, did a course of Maracyn. Didn’t notice much which lead to this next post : https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/19812-injury-or-tumor-on-my-betta/ Now he is in his 2nd day in level 1 dose of salt. The swelling is all gone. He swims, is super active. I made him flare with a mirror to see if his injured gill worked and while he seems a bit reluctant, he flared/opened it fully. But while doing so, in the last video, you can see it raised his scales. Do fish shed their injured scales? Will it eventually heal or it’s a permanent scar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I'm so glad your fishy is better! Just in general fish can lose and grow back scales from injuries- takes time to heal. Keep his water clean and he should heal in time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Scales will grow back! My betta had a loose scale from some rubbing he did when he jumped through his feeding ring for food. I removed his feeding ring, kept his water clean, added some indian almond leaves and everything is looking ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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