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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	My son has a 10g tank with the following stock: 1x male betta 3x glowlight tetras 1x female cherry barb 1x Apistogramma cacatooides (other than the betta these were all 'left-over' fish from my other tanks) The tank is well-planted, lots of hiding places. Two days ago the betta was hiding more often than usual, and after seeing him yesterday it's obvious someone has been nipping his fins. One of the tetras also has a bit of tail-fin damage. Out of this list, who would be the guilty fish? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 14-Mar-2007 12:26
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	I think it's got to be the Apisto. Glowlights and cherries are just too damn shy to do anything like that, and even if they tried, the betta would literally wipe the tank with them. Joe Potato
Posted 14-Mar-2007 12:58
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	My guess is either the cherry barb or the apisto. I kept cherry barbs for awhile and they were only really timid of their own kind. I found them to be always nipping at the guppies tails. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 14-Mar-2007 21:05
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I agree with SVS. The cherry barb, especially with no others of its own kind in the tank would be my first suspect. However, it definitely could be the apisto. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 15-Mar-2007 00:32
djrichie Big Fish Rough but Honest [img]htt Posts: 366 Kudos: 309 Votes: 45 Registered: 29-Jan-2007	Most likely chery barb, I read that they are a schooling fish and when not in the proper numbers become aggressive. Djrichie "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams
Posted 15-Mar-2007 00:36
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Cherry barbs can be kept in pairs, actually. Although, personally, I would rather keep them in the same ratio as guppies, that being 1 male to 2 females... my male bothered my female literally to death. He didn't mess with the betta in the same tank, though I imagine that he would have gone after my betta boy soon enough after doing away with his lady friend. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 15-Mar-2007 01:08
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit If the apisto is thinking about breeding or has recently sexually matured id say it was him, but youd probably notice him being generally moody. Failing that the vote goes to the barbs. Cherries look kind of innocent, but theyre not. A confirmed fin-nipping species. They can be sneaky about it too, sometimes too shy or preoccupied with the offchance of food while youre there, but when youre gone and they are bored or hungry...it begins....
Posted 15-Mar-2007 05:21
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	but when youre gone and they are bored or hungry...it begins.... Sounds like how my teenagers used to act Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 15-Mar-2007 05:32
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	I agree, probably the cherry or apisto. I've got a 20 with a trio of cherries and a betta among other things, and the cherries and a few of the gold barbs will nip. Barbs in general nip. Keep an eye on that fin, if it starts to look grungy, it might be time for plan B (house it seperately) and proper medication.
Posted 15-Mar-2007 06:12


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