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	Fin nipping scat?
Curare Enthusiast Posts: 196 Kudos: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004	I recently bought a nice little silver scat, who is cute as a button but he's a nasty little peice of work... He's in a tank of splendida rainbows (going australian native) And he chases after them, occasionally nipping their reddish tailfins. I didn't know that scat did this, is it normal? Are they usually fin nippers? Or is this just him chasing red things and not realising they're attached to his tank mates!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Jaylene_Grasshopper Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 61 Votes: 7 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Scats can be quite agressive towards some fish. Are these fish's fins that the scat is nipping green? Because if so that is normal. Scats eat plants very quickly to what I've read and I've heard of occasions where they mistake green fins for plants.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Curare Enthusiast Posts: 196 Kudos: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004	No, they're red. But then again, he loves a good feed of bloodworms...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Scats do tend to be fin nippers. It can be controlled somewhat by keeping them in a small school, but since they get quite large (12 inches) this requires a huge tank! They also prefer and do best in SW as adults. Last edited by puffer_archer at 05-Oct-2004 21:05
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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