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	cardinals gone crazy
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	my cardinals have gone nuts, and are turning on each other.had them for 4 months, all was fine till monday. then they went crazy. chasing, nipping ect. I had a school of 10, now down to 3. all the others have died of war injuries- all fins nipped off, eyes missing, ect.... what is going on?? 20 gal long- had 10 card, and 6 albino cories. moderate light, moderately planted, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 10, ph 6.0 any ideas of what is going on????
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	That's awful, well your test results seem good,have you added anything different to the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	Oh man that sucks! I just bought 10 cardinals myself. Hope that doesn't happen to mine. I have no idea what could be the problem.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Klee Banned Posts: 420 Kudos: 307 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-May-2004	Cardinals have always been a bit on the nippy side for me--at least amongst each other (i.e. one of my fat males recently decided that a rock on a side of the ten was his domain, and now chases any cardinal that goes within 3-4 inches from it). I've never, however, heard of them nipping one another to death/gouging out eyes/etc. Yeesh. [span class="edited"][Edited by Klee 2004-09-03 01:32][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	0.o wierd, definitely
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	i havent added anything, or changed anyhting, they just went nutzo. they were aways a bit nippy, but this is a bit much, im now down to 2. one on each side of the tank. the remaining 2 are females. Going to take the crazy buggers back to the lfs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002	I've never heard of anything like this. It's possible that they may have one of those damn protozoan infections that attack tetras so frequently, and which in this case might be attacking their brains. Have any of them been swimming in a peculiar way (such as spiraling)?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	nothing unusual or strange at all, except they would pick on one till it died, then move on to the next..... i cant figure it out- any ideas?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	nothing unusual or strange at all, except they would pick on one till it died, then move on to the next..... i cant figure it out- any ideas?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Sorry none.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Not sure. Cardinals are supposed to be very peaceful fish. Have you actually watched them injure each other?...as in watch them tear apart fins?...They could be getting attacked and probably are frantic maybe
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Klee Banned Posts: 420 Kudos: 307 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-May-2004	In smaller end tanks 10-20 for example, cardies tend to be a bit nippy towards one another. IME, even in larger tanks, they still play a bit of "cops n robbers" during feeding time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	They have always been a bit nippy, but i never thought it would get like this- i witnessed one of the attacks, so i know it was them.only other fish in the tank is albino cories- i SERIOUSly doubt its them. ive taken the last 2 back to the lfs, gonna leave it just cories for a few weeks incase it is/was some type of infection, in the meantime gonna figure out what to put in there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	probably done the right thing, good luck.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
PlatiesAREcool Hobbyist Posts: 115 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2004	maybe go to another LFS and get 10 dif. ones or go for neons...your opinion!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
fishnewbie Big Fish Posts: 349 Kudos: 619 Votes: 319 Registered: 01-Apr-2004	Well you did the best you could. Taking back the cardinals shows you are a dedicated fishkeeper. Good job. [span class="edited"][Edited by fishnewbie 2004-09-04 20:13][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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