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I have a 40 gallon Mbuna tank with around 13 cichlids, and previously made the mistake of introducing covicts which began to lay eggs. I think the defensive one might have taken a chunk outta his cheek, but it wasn't worth it because he isn't eating or healing...in fact, the wound looks a lil larger today than it did 3 days ago.I have since gotten rid of the convicts and the most aggressive mbuna cichlid in my tank. I do have a 10 gallon set up with 3 black skirt tetras and a small American flag fish... should I quarentine him in this tank? My venustus is about 5 inches long and is not aggressive, but I'm wondering if I could heal him faster in quarentine with some sort of medication, even though my 12 other african cichlids seem to be leaving him alone. I have no idea what to use or if i should do something like this...please advise...
P.S. I am not worried about my venustus harming my small fish in my 10 gallon, but I realize this is a small risk I would be taking and do not care for the small fish as much as him.
Temp = 83 Deg.
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 40
Ammonia = 0
Ph = 8
Hardness = Hard - Very Hard

Hi there,
well definitely you could treat easier in a smaller
tank.
Id say for for it.
Depending on the actual injury, clean water may heal it, or it may require some meds.
A broad spectrum antibiotic may or may not help.
Watch for fungus.


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I wouldn't put the venustus in with the tetras and flagfish unless you don't want them for very long. Even though it is not aggressive, the venestus will make short work of these fish.

The fact that the wound is not healing is not a problem. As long as the wound isnt getting infected or fungused the fish will be fine.

You can treat wounds more easily in a smaller tank, but unless you dont want to see your other fish again I would find another tank.

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Well I didn't care for thew tetras much, but he never got better, only worse...I was treating the tank with melafix and decided to flush him today when he had a slightly larger wound and popeye on that eye.
RIP. "Lucky"
I will have to get another venustus...They're Awesome!

Hi there,
I hope you euthanized the fish before you flushed him.
Fish survive the flushing process, and end up in the sewer or in your septic tank where they die a slow horrible death of ammonia or bacterial poisoning.
Never ever flush a live fish.


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Eh... my sister once flushed a live guppy and Balloon Molly. They were just laying on the bottom of the tank breathing...

Chris