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05-15-2008, 11:22 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: May 2008
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|  Normal or not? Help! I'm new to this, so I'm not sure what to expect. I have 1 male Betta with 4 female Bettas in a 10g tank. At first I was worried that my male (Nemo) would be overly aggressive towards my females, but after separating him for a day he's being a good boy. My issue is my girls ~ they are fin-nipping really bad. I was told that they will do this to establish their pecking order but how do I know if it's going too far or if I need to separate them? |
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05-16-2008, 10:03 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Lousiana
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|  What size tank do you have them in?
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05-16-2008, 04:34 PM
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| MFT Staff  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON.
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| roark: Quote:
 Aleicarg: Myself, I wouldn't consider it a problem until the fin nipping goes to fin eating. If the fins start to disappear or if the nibbling gets all the way to the body of our beta, then I would seperate then immediately (or before it gets to that point) and then go from there.
__________________ 20G tank: 3.25WPG, Pres. CO2, Flourite Daily Ferts [mL]: 3 N, 3.5 P, 1 K, 3 Flourish, 1 Iron Flora: Hairgrass, Java Moss, Java Fern, Java Fern 'Windelov', Stargrass, Jungle Val, Leopard Val, Rotala indica, Onion Bulb, Giant Bacopa, Red Ludwigia, Needle Leaf Ludwigia Fauna: 1 Amano Shrimp, 5 Neon Tetras, Guppies, 3 Ottos 10G Native Tank: 2.4W, Natural Substrate + Top Soil Flora: Known Species: Water Forget-Me-Not, Arrowhead, Watermint, Anacharis Fauna: None | |
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05-17-2008, 05:08 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2008
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|  I've been monitoring them closely and I've noticed that it's the 2 least dominant girls that are getting picked on. As of this morning their back and under fins are missing sections. I'm kinda freaked out. Do I remove the aggressors or the timid ones??? HELP |
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05-17-2008, 09:48 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Lousiana
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 oooh weee. I totally missed that one.  Blonde moment? Maybe remove the fin nipped ones to another tank and treat with Melafix so it don't turn into fin rot.
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05-19-2008, 09:29 AM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Lousiana
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| It should unless it's turned into a bacterial type infection.
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