..a HUGE problem..

[kevin007]

here's the problem, there must be some kind of fin nippin fish in my tank..at first it was only my 2 male guppies...and i thought that they were fighting..then yesterday one of my harlequin rasbora had nipped fins too...and one of my male guppy now has a tail that is...GONE and i saw a clown loach chasing it..is it chasin it cause he thinks it's dead or..is he the nipper?are rasboras nippers?

tank: 55 gallon

13 harlequin rasboras
2 guppies
cories
sparkling gouramis
2 clown loach
1 discus
2 angel fish...

 

[Raechal]

I think you are a little overstocked, but the nipping fish may be the male guppies. I have 2 males and they nipped each other to death because there were no females around to harass so they harassed each other. I don't think they would nip at the others though but I am not 100% sure.

 

[Katchan]

In my somewhat limited experience (3 months) male guppies will harras anything that moves if they think they can get their fin over. I've seen a small male going after a large fully grown sword female, as well as female guppies, another female sword and a female betta (he was a real pain in the but, I had to get rid of him he was stressing out the other fish way to much)

Katchan

 

[kevin007]

i forgot to add that one of my 13 rasboras were ALSO nipped..i want this fiasco to end

 

[Inchworm]

Hi kevin007

Are you absolutely sure that their fins are being nipped? Or could it be a case of finrot starting up?

 

[kevin007]

fin rot ...hmm can fin rot make a whole fancy guppy tail...gone? i have never exprerienced fin rot...my cories are fine... my clowns go berserk when feedin time and nips what ever in their way....