trippclark
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My Royal Gramma has been in the tank probably 3 months. Within a week after moving him from the Q-tank to the main tank I noticed that something was nipping at this fins. By the end of a month he had no tail fin and his other fins were showing significant signs of being nipped. He eats well and is still surprisingly swift even without the fins. I see no other body damage, although he does appear too thin. I have not seen any other tank inhabitant bother him.
The only fish in the tank when I introduced him was an aquacultured Percula clown. I just introduced a small blue hippo tang over the weekend, but the damage occurred long before this. These are the only three fish in the tank.
Other inhabitants are:
1 coral banded shrimp
3 peppermint shrimp
about 6-8 blue hermits
about 10 - 12 scarlet hermits
2 Brittle stars
a few nassarius (sp?) snails
a few astrea snails
3 mexican turbo snails
1 feather duster
zoos
yellow polyps
ricordia
star polyps
So, who is eating his fins? Just as important, any suggestions on what to do? I am afraid that this could lead to infection. Thoughts??
The only fish in the tank when I introduced him was an aquacultured Percula clown. I just introduced a small blue hippo tang over the weekend, but the damage occurred long before this. These are the only three fish in the tank.
Other inhabitants are:
1 coral banded shrimp
3 peppermint shrimp
about 6-8 blue hermits
about 10 - 12 scarlet hermits
2 Brittle stars
a few nassarius (sp?) snails
a few astrea snails
3 mexican turbo snails
1 feather duster
zoos
yellow polyps
ricordia
star polyps
So, who is eating his fins? Just as important, any suggestions on what to do? I am afraid that this could lead to infection. Thoughts??