Hi,
My fish pond was recently attacked by something that killed one of my oldest Comets by biting only the mouth off and the second that I thought was dead was still alive. His mouth was injured as well and I was certain he would die but he survived and is swimming around with an injured fin and I see some movement in what's left of his mouth. Can he still sustain nutrients in some way from algae and fish pellets that break up? Or will I expect to see him pass at some point? It's been a week and he seems more vibrant every day. I have netting over my 90 gallon pond now. There is an elevated stone wall around it as well that was always there. Should I get fish flakes so there's more break up in the water? Also, I read that the fish do have a collective consciousness of threat as I've noticed their behavior changed a little and will not surface to feed as they used to. I just started feeding a short while ago and they would surface to get those pellets. Now two smaller ones dart back and forth. Sometimes they try to surface but not calmly like before. Please advise. I hate to see anything suffer.
My fish pond was recently attacked by something that killed one of my oldest Comets by biting only the mouth off and the second that I thought was dead was still alive. His mouth was injured as well and I was certain he would die but he survived and is swimming around with an injured fin and I see some movement in what's left of his mouth. Can he still sustain nutrients in some way from algae and fish pellets that break up? Or will I expect to see him pass at some point? It's been a week and he seems more vibrant every day. I have netting over my 90 gallon pond now. There is an elevated stone wall around it as well that was always there. Should I get fish flakes so there's more break up in the water? Also, I read that the fish do have a collective consciousness of threat as I've noticed their behavior changed a little and will not surface to feed as they used to. I just started feeding a short while ago and they would surface to get those pellets. Now two smaller ones dart back and forth. Sometimes they try to surface but not calmly like before. Please advise. I hate to see anything suffer.