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Sean.girling
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posted 01-21-2004 05:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sean.girling     Edit/Delete Message
Boys and girls, any ideas? My poor fighting fish, named Bruiser, has matted fins. It's just like when the girl friend goes camping and doesn't wash her long hair. Wee Bruiser looks like he's trying to grow dreads. Everything seems fine, water, food (though he's never seemed hungry, ever!), other community fish don't harrass him. I dunno. Maybe he just wants some company, should I get him some girlies to play with? Also, he loves digging and exploring small spaces (especial those that he can't really fit in). Is that normal? What a nutter. Other than that, he seems fine.

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tuttifrutti
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posted 01-21-2004 05:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for tuttifrutti     Edit/Delete Message
It sounds like clamped fin, you can get some medicene for that at your local pet store.

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Sean.girling
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posted 01-21-2004 05:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sean.girling     Edit/Delete Message
Hey, thanks. Do you know how this is caused? How do I help avoid this?

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tuttifrutti
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posted 01-21-2004 08:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for tuttifrutti     Edit/Delete Message
I really don't know how it is caused, just how to get rid of it .

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Sean.girling
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posted 01-21-2004 08:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sean.girling     Edit/Delete Message
Cheers tuttifrutti, I'll wander by the ol' fish shop and see what they've got.

Many thanks.

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-21-2004 09:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Sean, Clamped fin is due to water conditions, usually decaying uneaten food. It is most closely associated with fin and tail rot.

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