Finding the culprit.

funkyj1313 · Post by **funkyj1313** » 12 Dec 2011, 03:11

I purchased an ALFBN yesterday. It acclimated well and was doing great. This evening I was looking at it and its fins had been chewed to just about nubs. I have an A. Triradiatus and a reticulated botia in a 29 gallon along with community fish (red rasboras, lemon tetras, neon tetras, green tetras, black phantom tetras). I think the reiculated botia is the fish responsible. I have quarantined the botia. I know the triradiatus is capable of damage, but I'm not sure to this extent. Any help is appreciated.
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Richard B · Post by **Richard B** » 12 Dec 2011, 10:17

It would appear than the botia would be the culprit if the fins are down to stubs.

funkyj1313 · Post by **funkyj1313** » 12 Dec 2011, 22:28

I also quarantined the ALFBN last night and today when I got home from work, there weren't any fins left and it has died. Anything else that could have caused this?

Firestorming · Post by **Firestorming** » 12 Dec 2011, 23:50

I have found that at time some of the larger tetras can be quite aggressive with nipping the fins of LFBN to the extent that I removed them from my breeding tanks.

That said I have had issues with various loaches and long fins also.

funkyj1313 · Post by **funkyj1313** » 13 Dec 2011, 03:18

Firestorming wrote:I have found that at time some of the larger tetras can be quite aggressive with nipping the fins of LFBN to the extent that I removed them from my breeding tanks.

That said I have had issues with various loaches and long fins also.

Which tetras have you noticed nipping fins? So I can steer clear.

Mike_Noren · Post by **Mike_Noren** » 13 Dec 2011, 11:44

funkyj1313 wrote:I also quarantined the ALFBN last night and today when I got home from work, there weren't any fins left and it has died. Anything else that could have caused this?

The fins disappeared when it was alone?

Presumably bacterial or fungal infection then.

funkyj1313 · Post by **funkyj1313** » 14 Dec 2011, 02:58

Interesting enough, when I went back to the lfs, all the other alfbns were dead also. They looked ok, hence the reason I bought one. I spend a great deal of time looking at the fish before I purchase.

Firestorming · Post by **Firestorming** » 14 Dec 2011, 21:26

I had black widow, serpae and lemon tetras do this at times. I did find that with a larger school (15+) they tended to chase each other more and leave the cats alone but I still moved them all on.

It was almost the behaviour I had seen in barbs when kept in small schools.

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