FrozenFins Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hey, I picked up one rainbowfish from my LFS not knowing that they want freinds. Its been a week and he hasnt been the most happy. He has been glass surfing lots and he finally hurt himself. I covere up both sides of the aquarium with paper to try and stop this, but he won't. I might just give this guy back to the LFS, but he is hurt so I wanna make surr he has healed then give him back. Anything helps, thanks! He isnt that badly hurt just a small wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dyer Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Rainbows are eternally hungry from my experience so glass surfing is not abnormal from what I have seen. Though I haven't seen them injure themselves with it so sounds like you may be facing a more extreme version that what I am used to. Is it being chased? How long is the tank (and what type and size is the rainbow)? And to assist with healing I like additional small (~10-20%) water changes and a little aquarium or marine salt. Sorry to hear your new fishy friend is causing stress, I know I had to stop keeping discus as the stress they caused me just wasn't worth how beautiful they were so it may be we just all have a species that isn't meant to be for us until things change up? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Ken Dyer said: Rainbows are eternally hungry from my experience so glass surfing is not abnormal from what I have seen. Though I haven't seen them injure themselves with it so sounds like you may be facing a more extreme version that what I am used to. Is it being chased? How long is the tank (and what type and size is the rainbow)? And to assist with healing I like additional small (~10-20%) water changes and a little aquarium or marine salt. Sorry to hear your new fishy friend is causing stress, I know I had to stop keeping discus as the stress they caused me just wasn't worth how beautiful they were so it may be we just all have a species that isn't meant to be for us until things change up? 🙂 My Aquarium is 36 inches long. No he is not being chased. I quickly relized that I don't think the wound was from the glass surfing but that it was from the LFS. I just haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dyer Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Ah, then just clean water and good food should get it right as rain in no time 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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