will a bettas fins grow back after being in fights?

[wigglejaggles]

Hey Now everyone,

I just saved a female betta from an unknowing friend who bought the female so that her male would have a companion, if only he consulted me first!! Big mistake, and now the female's fins are shredded away. Will they grow back?
I have her in a three gallon eclipse and I am giving her the works...hopefully she will bounce back. She is eating great, still has the horizontal stripes, but I am hoping some color will come back soon. I just put her in the eclipse about a half hour ago.

take care,
Jared

[OrionGirl]

As long as the water conditions are in good shape, she should recover. Feed a good diet, and monitor her for signs of infection.

[Aquarius0015]

I would add some MelaFix personally, but the scientific community seems to be out on the issue of herbal cures. Try www.bettatalk.com, the owner is an expert and can give more accurate instructions than me.

[aquariumfishguy]

I strongly discourage the use of medications for simple remedies such as a fish fight. I have seen numerous cases of fish getting into fights and all they need is clean water, and maybe some salt to help heal any open wounds.

The only reason I can think of that a fish WOULDN'T recover from such an attack is if the fins are shreaded down to the base. Then, this can create a problem.

[GoLdFiSh_GrL]

This is sort of like the case when my barbs bit off a piece of my Kissing Gouramis back fin... As long as you feed it well and the water conditions are good, it should grow back without the use of medication.