Can a fish break it's fin?

ALang · #1 11-21-2011, 03:37 PM

Could just be age related, Laurie?
We just don't know how old these fishes are when we get them from LFS.
Love them. They are one of my favorites.

peasofme · #2 11-21-2011, 03:40 PM

a fish dying of old age would look old and weathered for a long time. fish can live 20 years.

fishoholic · #3 11-21-2011, 06:52 PM

Ya I'm not sure if it's age related or not. Didn't think he was that old but it's hard to say. It seems in captivity that mandrains and scotters only live 5-6 years

fishoholic · #4 11-29-2011, 01:13 PM

So apparently a fish can break/hurt it's fin. My scooter spent a few days barely moving, then started moving around a little bit and now he's moving around a lot more. Tried spot feeding him when he was hurt but it didn't look like he ate. He's a bit skinnier then normal so I hope he starts finding food again and will be ok and fatten up.