sorry but this is going to be a long one :S
I've had my little black moor for a while now, hes not had the best start in life, I bought a very small tank a while ago and was told it could house 3 goldfish so I had my black moor in there along with a little ryukin which I bought later on, as soon as I joined this website I found out they need a MUCH larger tank so I quickly put them in the biggest tank I could get at the time which was about a 17gallon, still far too small but it was the best I could do. I gave them lots of filtration, regular water changes and tested levels every few days. I eventually saved enough money and rearranged my whole bedroom to get them a rio 125. 125 litres/33 gallons I think? which they are happily living in now and they seem to love it. (I am aware that if they get too big they may need a bigger tank)
Anyway, since gradually upgrading tanks my ryukin seems to be growing nicely, hes definitely getting bigger and his fins and tail look amazing, he eats well too. Hes still not big but I got them when they were tiny so I think hes growing well now.
Unfortunately I'm worried about my black moor, when in the smaller tanks he lost a lot of his tail, i treated for finrot and bacterial infections etc but I wonder now if it was actually the ryukin munching on him :S Anyway, one half of his tail and his fins have completely grown back and look really nice now, however for some reason the other half of his tail (on the right side of his body) just wont grow back, its just a little stump I dont know how it got this bad. He doesnt seem bothered by it at all and he swims normally but I expected it to grow back and its not. Also, I know black moors eyesite is bad anyway but he really struggles to see his food, I keep an eye on him and make sure he gets some but he doesnt eat even half as much as my ryukin.
Please dont guilt trip me for their past, I felt terrible when I found out and have done everything I could to make things right but its another case of very wrong information from fish stores however both fish now seem happy and I just want some advice on my moors problems to see if I can help him with his eating and his tail.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks
I've had my little black moor for a while now, hes not had the best start in life, I bought a very small tank a while ago and was told it could house 3 goldfish so I had my black moor in there along with a little ryukin which I bought later on, as soon as I joined this website I found out they need a MUCH larger tank so I quickly put them in the biggest tank I could get at the time which was about a 17gallon, still far too small but it was the best I could do. I gave them lots of filtration, regular water changes and tested levels every few days. I eventually saved enough money and rearranged my whole bedroom to get them a rio 125. 125 litres/33 gallons I think? which they are happily living in now and they seem to love it. (I am aware that if they get too big they may need a bigger tank)
Anyway, since gradually upgrading tanks my ryukin seems to be growing nicely, hes definitely getting bigger and his fins and tail look amazing, he eats well too. Hes still not big but I got them when they were tiny so I think hes growing well now.
Unfortunately I'm worried about my black moor, when in the smaller tanks he lost a lot of his tail, i treated for finrot and bacterial infections etc but I wonder now if it was actually the ryukin munching on him :S Anyway, one half of his tail and his fins have completely grown back and look really nice now, however for some reason the other half of his tail (on the right side of his body) just wont grow back, its just a little stump I dont know how it got this bad. He doesnt seem bothered by it at all and he swims normally but I expected it to grow back and its not. Also, I know black moors eyesite is bad anyway but he really struggles to see his food, I keep an eye on him and make sure he gets some but he doesnt eat even half as much as my ryukin.
Please dont guilt trip me for their past, I felt terrible when I found out and have done everything I could to make things right but its another case of very wrong information from fish stores however both fish now seem happy and I just want some advice on my moors problems to see if I can help him with his eating and his tail.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks