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	tail biting??
kimgoarmy02 Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Nov-2004	I have a tank(36g) which has been set up and is running beautifully. Tank has 2 rainbow danios, 3 headlight tetras, 2 swordtails, 2 tiny sharks, and two columbian red and blues in it. They all seem fine, colorful, active and happy, but two days after adding the red and blues, one is missing his tail fin completely. when i got him, he had a bit missing...now overnight completely gone? do I have a tail biter in the tank....is it more likely to be the tetras? thanks for any replies or ideas...no evidence of problems, sickness or anything else with any other fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	Your problem may actually lie with the danios. These guys are schooling fish ( you need at 6 in your tank) and if theirs not enough of their own to school they may pick at other fish trying to get them to school with them. My guess is this is probably what happened.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	Yeah, I had 8 in my 90 gallon and they killed one of my other zebras and bit off the tails of my cardinal tetras. I removed the tetras.... Will the tail grow back do you think, or do I need medicine?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	You need to add some melafix to the tank. As it helps to heal any open wounds and also helps to promote the regrowth of damaged fins. It would probably be in its best interest if you qt it. Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 20-Nov-2004 22:34 Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 20-Nov-2004 22:48 Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 20-Nov-2004 22:49
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	Okay, coolie. Thanks I'll do that. Anyone else have an opinion?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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