CrazyDiamond88
Fish Crazy
I've had my tank up and running for about 6 months now. I started off with my betta, Kasai, and 11 pygmy cory.
Since then 1 cory died randomly, no idea why. And then recently another one died, also have no idea why.
Now, as some of you know from my thread in Tropical Emergencies, another one is looking quite sick, clamped fins, not swimming much, lying awkwardly on its side etc.
This seemed to happen after a rescape, which I did after the 2nd pygmy died, with the aim of making the tank more comfortable for them with more hiding places.
My water parameters are fine. So it was suggested that perhaps Kasai was harrassing them.
To be honest, I never saw the betta bothering them. They would sometimes swim quite close to him and he would ignore them.
At night he is in the breeder box while they feed.
I just saw now that he nipped at one of the cory and the cory sped off as fast as possible. That was upsetting to see as he hasn't really done that before.
But now I'm wondering about the sick pygmy. It looks like part of its tail is missing and I'm wondering if the betta could be responsible for that.
Another one is also looking a bit poorly with a similar part of its tail missing...
So I'm wondering what people think, if the betta could have done that to the cory.
And if so, what should I do? Should I move them out of his tank? I'm really reluctant to do that. I'd have to sell them or give them away as I have no other tank for them.
Plus I do love watching them swim around...
At the end of the day though, I wouldn't want to be hurting them so I'd do whatever was necessary.
Since then 1 cory died randomly, no idea why. And then recently another one died, also have no idea why.
Now, as some of you know from my thread in Tropical Emergencies, another one is looking quite sick, clamped fins, not swimming much, lying awkwardly on its side etc.
This seemed to happen after a rescape, which I did after the 2nd pygmy died, with the aim of making the tank more comfortable for them with more hiding places.
My water parameters are fine. So it was suggested that perhaps Kasai was harrassing them.
To be honest, I never saw the betta bothering them. They would sometimes swim quite close to him and he would ignore them.
At night he is in the breeder box while they feed.
I just saw now that he nipped at one of the cory and the cory sped off as fast as possible. That was upsetting to see as he hasn't really done that before.
But now I'm wondering about the sick pygmy. It looks like part of its tail is missing and I'm wondering if the betta could be responsible for that.
Another one is also looking a bit poorly with a similar part of its tail missing...
So I'm wondering what people think, if the betta could have done that to the cory.
And if so, what should I do? Should I move them out of his tank? I'm really reluctant to do that. I'd have to sell them or give them away as I have no other tank for them.
Plus I do love watching them swim around...
At the end of the day though, I wouldn't want to be hurting them so I'd do whatever was necessary.
