I just walked over to my tank to see this little guy at the surface with his fins all torn up. I guess he got into a fight with one of my other fish. Please help me save him! I immediately moved him to a quarantine bowl, what should I do??
URGENT!! Please help me save my guppy!!
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Honestly, if the injuries are that severe, there isn't much that you can do. Let it rest a bit, and see how it's acting in an hour before making any decisions about next steps--there isn't anything immediate that you can do right now, and constantly poking at it or moving the bowl is only going to stress it further.
I haven't been constantly poking or moving the bowl, I've been watching him to make sure he is still breathing.
If you felt sick, and were trying to hide, and a giant thing kept peeking in your window, would you feel BETTER or WORSE?
The fish is stressed. Leaving it alone will help reduce the stress. It either will recover, or it won't. Hovering over the bowl watching it breathe won't help, and may stress it further. That's all I'm getting at.
The fish is stressed. Leaving it alone will help reduce the stress. It either will recover, or it won't. Hovering over the bowl watching it breathe won't help, and may stress it further. That's all I'm getting at.