Question: Gills

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So one of my axies got sick really bad where all but one of his gills fell off. When these gill deteriorated, they remained as "nubby" gills. It's been close to two months now and he has recovered and has grown a lot. Every other part of his body that fell off has regenerated. I was wondering if his gills will ever regrow back to the length their were before and look as full as they were before? It seems like they are not growing back at all.
 
Gills probably won't return to their original size/"featheriness", how did he get sick?
 
Shorten version: When I first got Rex, I kept him in a small 1 gallon tank with no filtration. I barely knew anything and I did a 100% water change with research grade distilled water. Result? He shriveled up because of the ion imbalance in the water. 5/6 gills fell off half of the way, the tip and top portion of his fin fell off, and his right arm development was compromised as his digits didn't properly separate and he is left with three digits on the right hand.
 
Yikes, well, I'm happy to hear with a little research he is bouncing back and on his way to being a nice healthy axie.
 
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