Steve,
Tails do grow back.....I have a "feeder" goldfish in my 55 gallon that
somehow survived my Oscar and Green Terror, but not without losing half a
tail and many scales. He has been in the tank about 2 weeks, and I can
already see new growth in his tail fin and his scales are coming back in
nicely. I would spend the money for 3-4 of them, if you are sure that the
tails were the only problem. (look at the gills, breathing frequency, etc.
.....) Let me know if you get some......and maybe hook up some pics.
Aaron
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I was in a fish store yesterday and saw a very crowded tank of Rams. They
were good size, at least 1.5" and their colors were fantastic however they
all had torn tails. About the last 25% of the tails were either split or
partially missing. The owner said the would grow back. Is that true? If
it weren't for the exceptional coloring I wouldn't have thought twice
about
buying them.
Steve