Dharmie Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 (edited) I feel so terrible. Today i bought a pretty little albino longfinned pleco and i just noticed my other fish bit his rear fin off! Is there anything i should or can do? I hope he will be okay! PS I dont know why i keep spelling my posts wrong! lol Edited February 15, 2010 by Dharmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 haha...poor little guy! His fins will eventually grow back. it has happened to mine b4 too! :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharmie Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Oh so they qill grow back? Thank goodness! lol He likes to hide up in the corner now so i hung a broken teracotta pot up there for him to hide behind. I think he likes it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 monitor him closely bc wehn the tail fins gone the offending fish may start doing worse damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharmie Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Ive got him a good hiding place now, and none of the openings are big enough for the meanies to get him lol. He seems content. Ive got some fish with eggs at the moment so i think the males are just extra aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 What are the Pleco's tankmates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Dharmie, you might want to reconsider keeping a bn pleco in with the cichlids you have, especially if they are breeding and aggressive. might not end too well for the lil pleco. if you decide to rehome him i'd be willing to give him a great home in the planted tank (and you saw how spoiled my finkids are, lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharmie Posted February 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 As of right now he is doing great. I hung a broken tera cota planter in the corner he hides in so he just spends time in there, or behind the finter intake. The other fish are pretty much leaving him alone. If they get more aggressive ill let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 good to hear he's got a hidey hole now. but make sure he's able to come out for feeding and the other fish don't chase him away from the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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