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[Cu455]

I went to my lfs and saw a black crappie. The employee told me someone dropped it off and I can have it if I want, so I took it. It is in pretty rough shape shredded fins, anchor worm or some wor sticking out of it scales.

I took this picture a few days ago right after a water change that is why the water is a little cloudy.

[truecrimson]

Wow, that's very cool.  It's lucky you were there to rescue it.

[Chasmodes]

Cool.  They're pretty hardy.  When I was younger, I brought some home in a bucket full of snow to clean and eat after an ice fishing trip.  They sat in my truck for 2 hours for the drive home (and a stop for a quick dinner).  I had 12 crappie in the bucket, cleaned 9 of them.  As I got to the last three, sitting in a mix of snow and slime, they were still kicking and the gills were going.  I had a 55 gallon with darters and assorted shiners, minnows, and a small creek chub.  I tossed the crappies in there but they started floating around the tank in the current.  The gills were pumping pretty fast.  I figured that they'd die so I went to bed.  I woke up the next morning and all three were in formation living just fine.  I couldn't believe it.  

 

I fed them some feeder goldfish but they didn't eat for a few days.  Then, the goldfish started disappearing, then the minnows and shiners, then the darters one by one.  They were 10-11 inches and lived for a couple years and were 12" long.  I introduced and revived a 19" largemouth bass after reviving him after similar circumstances, but not as drastic.  A few days later, that bass ate the first crappie.  The bass at the next one a week later.  I ate the last one after that .

 

The largemouth's fate is story for another day

 

The point is, your crappie looks a little beaten up.  But, with good food and tank water quality, it should recover quickly.  Nice fish!!!

[Fisher88]

Update

[Cu455]

He is looking good. Fins are still trimmed a little but it has a nice healed look to it, opposed to the ripped look. Parasites are gone and scars are healing.

[Duckman77]

Looks much better! Good job!

[Michael Wolfe]

nicely done... he could still use a few extra meals... but he looks sooooo much better... congratulations

[mattknepley]

Great job! 

[Chasmodes]

nicely done... he could still use a few extra meals... but he looks sooooo much better... congratulations

 

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