Hello,
Another day, another question about my aquarium!
Woke up this morning to find one of my cardinal tetras completely missing his tail (picture #1) ... needless to say, he didn't make it. Then I noticed another one with a severe tail injury (picture #2).
The other tank mates are:
6 furcata rainbowfish (been in the tank for almost a week and had not previously caused any harm, although they are somewhat hyperactive)
1 onion nerite snail (added yesterday)
2 honey gouramis, one male and one femaile (also added yesterday)
The only suspect I can think of is the (male) gourami ... but I was told that these were peaceful community fish?? Could he have bitten off the cardinals' tails? If so, why? And how do I prevent it from happening to the other cardinals?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Another day, another question about my aquarium!
Woke up this morning to find one of my cardinal tetras completely missing his tail (picture #1) ... needless to say, he didn't make it. Then I noticed another one with a severe tail injury (picture #2).
The other tank mates are:
6 furcata rainbowfish (been in the tank for almost a week and had not previously caused any harm, although they are somewhat hyperactive)
1 onion nerite snail (added yesterday)
2 honey gouramis, one male and one femaile (also added yesterday)
The only suspect I can think of is the (male) gourami ... but I was told that these were peaceful community fish?? Could he have bitten off the cardinals' tails? If so, why? And how do I prevent it from happening to the other cardinals?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.