One of my little albino tiger barbs (~3/4" long) has been in QT for two days now. The others have picked at him and had his little tail almost eaten clean off. I put him in a little container that holds about 3/4 gallon and do full daily water changes. I have about .5 ml Melafix in there to prevent any kind of infections and to help the fins regrow. He is eating a little bit and he looks beter and better every day. Any other tips to help out poor little Radar?

Other than just keeping his water absolutely pristene it sounds like you're doing okay.Just keep an eye out on any odd behavior,symptom's etc. Sometimes secondary infections may pop up.

Well, I have an update on little Radar. His appetite is growing, he was actully begging for food this morning. His tail is very slowly looking better and he is swimming around easier every day. He is still in his little sick tank with daily 100% water changes and about .5 ml of Melafix added with each change. Keep your fins crossed for him! When I first put him in this little QT tank I didn't think he would make it thru the night, but he seems to be doing really well. Little guy has a big

That's great news.You always feel so good when you can save a sick fish.

That is great news. It is really nice when things work out. Best of luck to little Radar

Well, we are nearing three weeks in the sick tank and Radar is doing well. I can see that his tail is growing back very nicely and he is even growing a bit. I can see the rays starting to re-form and he is swimming much easier now. He has been off the Melafix for about almost two weeks now and still gets his water cleaned daily.

That is good news! I'm glad he is recovering from his tail injury! Good job on getting him well.

Thanks! I seem to be able to work wonders with fish, but can't do a thing with sick reptiles and amphibians.

Update: Last week little Radar was placed back into the 20 gallon tropical tank will all 7 of his former tankmates. Since then he has proven to be the biggest bully of all. He is also no longer the smallest fish in the tank. I guess that time in iso while he was healing made him pretty mad, gave him time to eat well and grow, and he decided to not take it anymore. He no longer gets picked on by Frank and Hawkeye (the two that ate his tailoff), instead he has been caught stealing tropical crisps right out of Frank's mouth! His colors are not as bright, I think it's because of the lack of spectrun lighting in the sick tank, but he is looking better every day. His tail is 100% back and he can outswim my fastest tiger barb Hotlips. (Can you tell it's a M*A*S*H themed tank? )

Good to hear that everyone is back together,although you may have created a "little moster" with the now spoiled Radar!