Please help me. Came back today to find one of my male Peckoltia comptas tail chewed off! :cry: he looks extremely stressed out, help on what to do would be great, and how did it happen? Ps he wasn't the one trapped by the other male
HELP
- Thread starter JackGillett
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I had this problem a while ago with my Zebs. I quarantined him in a seperate tank and did daily water changes and used the fix it twins. He soon recovered.
see link.
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4770
see link.
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4770
Thanks alot. I've started by putting some alder cones in, I'll treat with melafix and do small water changes
i would put him in a quarantine tank and use the two cures as stated. You might not see a lot of what goea on in the tank, as they are night active, then all the action happens. Even though this fish would have been in another cave maybe, sometimes the dominant male when he swims at night might challange him. Also he might have challanged the dominant male as was stuck in a corner etc and then the damage occurred. Some males will not give in to releasingthe cave and thus the challanger just munches on the tail which as you know is the part that hangs out as the head is in. I would however watch the dominant male for further bahaviour and would add more caves and hidding facilities for the hospitalised one in future. cheers jk :thumbup:
Thankyou bb. I've done as told and am monitoring him. All the colour is not gone on the sides, and the tail is only half gone. That said the breathing has gone down and it doesn't look infected. I'm tempted to sell on a male and have a trio, better for the fish that way too
by all means it is nirmally easier to have a trio instead of too many males, however such is the ganble when you buy small ls, just like we all do then dwindle them out. Some other members also think maybe 2 males are better, as it keep the dominant male more alert. As you already know, these cute fish also have a mean streak so to speak, but that is also what they do in nature, survival of the fittest so to speak. Good luck with the male and i am sure he will recover. cheers jk :thumbup:
thankyou bb. Ive just realised its the larger male that is injured. Will get him fixed up and decide which one to sell maybe
And just to top it off the female did lay in the cave because she is much slimmer now after being trapped. :/ hhmm
Ah you may have had the male steal the cave and the eggs. I had that happen once. I removed the chewed male and allowed the healthy one to continue fanning the eggs.
My choice is Waterlifes Myxazin if I think its bad enough to medicate.
My choice is Waterlifes Myxazin if I think its bad enough to medicate.