well...usually they say you're suppose to trim the straggly fins, then you can use Mercurochrome to help kill some bacteria on the fins...
well I was all set...had my really damp papertowel ready, really sharp, sterilized scissors...I gently placed him on the damp papertowels, and folded them over so I could get a good hold on him. He didn't flop around much, until I was cutting the strands. I was so stressed for him, i wanted to get it done as quickly as possible...I couldn't get the last bottom strand if my life depended on it...and after trying to separate it, i gave up and just wanted to get cooper back in his water. Well, after he was sittin back in his tank, i completely forgot to use the Mercurochrome! oh well...better trimmed than having them get infected more.
It was a trying process...luckily the strand that I couldn't get, eventually fell off a couple days later....
