[King-eL]

Well I bought Kenta's aros that have both it's gill curled and did a surgery on both the curled gills. I didn't do the traditional method of cutting the gills except the gill membrane as it look messed up. Then I did the massage method ON the gill plate by slowly massaging the curled gill plate back the way it was before. It may take time but it's a lot better than cutting the gill plate as gill plate don't grow back. I later used a fine sand paper to gently sand the edge of the gill plate even so when the gill membrane starts to grow it won't be messed up. I have done this method since 2004 and works out fine. Takes about 2-4 months for full recovery including the gill membrane which takes a long time to fully grow back to normal.

Here are some pics of the surgery.

Before


After the surgery
Upper view




Right side



Left side



Will update again in 2-4 months when the gill membrane fully grows back.

This post has been edited by King-eL: 07 July 2010 - 03:03 PM

[Infblue]

so how long do you have to massage the gill plate? and how many times/how often do you need to do that to see an effect?

good luck and keep us posted!

[King-eL]

so how long do you have to massage the gill plate? and how many times/how often do you need to do that to see an effect?

good luck and keep us posted!

Once is enough but if it still showing some curled gill then repeat again in a week or two, till it's fully even. You don't wanna force the gill plate too much as it could break. Just gently and slowly but within the time range of operation. Too slow and the fish could get stress out more.

[King-eL]

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