Fish Being Damaged

mr130gallon

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my fish

1 betta splendens
1 ticto barb
4 rosy barbs (2 male, 2 female)
4 zebra danios (3 female, 1 male)
1 pictus catfish
2 bristlenose cats
1 red clawed crab

ok, the injured fish are

the pictus catfish has both of the ends of its long barbels broken, the ends are still attached but it looks like its about to fall off, one of the barbels i can see small bite marks on it.

the betta splendens has his caudal fin split in half (its not natural) and that happened 2 days before the pictus' accident

one of the bristlenose cats has its caudal fin split and that happened same day as pictus' accident


the possible culprits are

the pictus is territorial and could have done it but the rips on the betta and BN cats are small, his mouth would make a chunk fall out.
the ticto barb has been somewhat of a bully to my 2 male rosy barbs, so he may have also attacked them.


any opinions? i want to remove the culprit before my fish are all destroyed
 
I would post in tropical discussion get more help over there.
Betta shouldn't be kept with fin nipping fish like barbs and danio.
Sure it isn't the crab having ago at the bottom dwellers.
 

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