SneezingTetra
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 11, 2011
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Hello, and this is my first post here. Been using this forum for help with cycling and other questions i had and I'm thrilled to join! However I'm sad to have to post this.
I have a 20 gal tank with:
1 peppered cory (getting more when i can asap)
3 neon tetras
6 small tiger barbs (probably young since they are so small)
1 black skirt tetra
Before getting 4 cute little tiger barbs, my tank was running in complete harmony, with all fish healthy and getting along.
0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, under 20 pm nitrate. 15% water changes a week.
After adding the 4 tiger barbs yesterday i had no problems what so ever until today i noticed them chasing around the black skirt tetra constantly nipping at his fins. He never defends himself just swims away. Literally ive watched them chase him around for a half hour at a time nonstop. So i quickly got 2 more tiger barbs, to ease the aggression. Worked only for a little bit, then all 6 joined together and nip at him. They even swim at gravel level nipping at my cory!!! I know they are semi-aggresive but they shouldnt be nipping at my cory.
Now my black skirt tetra is white, and his fins are looking weak and nipped. He is not eating. Still swimming around though. Is there any hope?! Should i return him? Remove him and put him in a bucket till i can return him? idk what to anymore, but i dont think hes gonna last with all the nipping.
Thank you for all your help. sorry for the long post!
-Sneezing Tetra
I have a 20 gal tank with:
1 peppered cory (getting more when i can asap)
3 neon tetras
6 small tiger barbs (probably young since they are so small)
1 black skirt tetra
Before getting 4 cute little tiger barbs, my tank was running in complete harmony, with all fish healthy and getting along.
0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, under 20 pm nitrate. 15% water changes a week.
After adding the 4 tiger barbs yesterday i had no problems what so ever until today i noticed them chasing around the black skirt tetra constantly nipping at his fins. He never defends himself just swims away. Literally ive watched them chase him around for a half hour at a time nonstop. So i quickly got 2 more tiger barbs, to ease the aggression. Worked only for a little bit, then all 6 joined together and nip at him. They even swim at gravel level nipping at my cory!!! I know they are semi-aggresive but they shouldnt be nipping at my cory.
Now my black skirt tetra is white, and his fins are looking weak and nipped. He is not eating. Still swimming around though. Is there any hope?! Should i return him? Remove him and put him in a bucket till i can return him? idk what to anymore, but i dont think hes gonna last with all the nipping.
Thank you for all your help. sorry for the long post!
-Sneezing Tetra