Hey...i have spotted one of my tiger barbs with its tail half nipped off...the tail looks similar to the other tail fins of my other tiger barbs but the pointy bit at the end is clearly bitten...He is still eating correctly, showing good colours but the only problem is that he is having a bit trouble swimming and is much slower than the other fish...I have not noticed any other fish nipping at the 'soon to be tailess' tiger barb except some of the smaller kribensis in their with him...The small kribensis pair and some of the other small kribs only nip at him once in a while but never the other tiger barbs or the other fish (probably because it has a disability)...The tiger barb is currently housed in a 40g with 2 other tiger barbs, and angelfish, pearl gourami, a bristlenose and 6 small kribensis 3-4cm long (2 kribs are a pair)....I have a spare 10g tank but the only problem is i don't have a heater for it...So can i just place the injured tiger barb in a breeding net (15 by 15cm) for a short while wilst in the larger tank until its tail fin will grow back?? or???
Thanks for any replies.
P.S. will the tail actually repair itself given a reasonable amount of time with no disturbance?
Thanks for any replies.
P.S. will the tail actually repair itself given a reasonable amount of time with no disturbance?