Neon tetra fin nipping

[rocktrns]

I have a 10 gallon tank with
3 Zebra Danios
4 Neon Tetras
1 betta



I just brought them last week and I noticed that one of the tetras back fins tip was missing not the whole fin but just a small nip. I don't know if I just didn't notice it or if the danios nipped at him. He seem fine and healthy though,and is swimming fine. Will it grow back?

 

[Lowryder]

I would think it would moreso be the betta that nipped. It will grow back, just keep up with pwc's.

 

[Mako_]

I used to have a betta and I learned that they are agressive fish. You shouldn't even have two of the same species(Bettas) in the same tank because they will have a brawl and one of them will be unfortunate. As for the fin growing back, I don't know if they can re-grow it like lizards re-grow their tails.

 

[dkpate]

Unless it's really bad, their fins will grow back if the water is kept clean. I would not guess it was the betta, because they are not fast enough to catch neons.
You can put most female bettas together, but usually not males.

 

[rocktrns]

I used to have a betta and I learned that they are agressive fish. You shouldn't even have two of the same species(Bettas) in the same tank because they will have a brawl and one of them will be unfortunate. As for the fin growing back, I don't know if they can re-grow it like lizards re-grow their tails.

Yeah I know that they just can't be in the same with there species.

Unless it's really bad, their fins will grow back if the water is kept clean. I would not guess it was the betta, because they are not fast enough to catch neons.
You can put most female bettas together, but usually not males.

When I first put the neons in the betta tried chasing them around then he gave up.
Do you think the zebra danios did it?

 

[corrado33]

I have fancy tail guppies and zebra danios and they get along perfectly, even swimming together sometimes. The danios never nip, even though they're slightly bigger than the guppies.

 

[dkpate]

Are you sure it's fin nipping and not just some fin rot from the FANTASTIC, healthy LFS tanks?

 

[mfdrookie516]

my thought as well dkpate

 

[corrado33]

Are you sure it's fin nipping and not just some fin rot from the FANTASTIC, healthy LFS tanks?

That's what I was failing to allude to. When I had my first guppies (before I found the site and knew about cycling) they're fins appeared to have been nipped, but I think it was just do to horrible water chemistry which led to fin rot. It appeared one fish at a time.

 

[Jason7894561230]

It would probably be the other Neons

 

[meegosh]

I honestly don't think any of those fish would've nipped at the neons. The only one that could would be the betta and I doubt it could catch a neon. The neons and danios have such small mouths, I doubt they would do any damage if they were nipping.

 

[rocktrns]

Its growing back nicely now.

 

[dkpate]

Good to hear!

 

[rocktrns]

Yep I'm happy too