Nipped fins

Well since my addition this morning I return home from work to notice some C A R N A G E has been taking place whilst away.


My nice little pair of cockatoos tail fins are VERY nipped! only fish recently added....


DUN DUN DUN.....

The Male constantly hides under the bogwood. Whilst the female has taken over the coconut cave which I believe has ledto the aggro between the apistos and the frigging Killifish.


Suggestions please?

Is this a return to the LFS with the Killi? If I gotta choose I will stick with the cockatoos

Secondly My smaller tank has been boxed away as I really dont have the space which is a real damn shame!

It could be. Have you seen any actual aggression between them?? If you do see it nipping them then definitely bag it up and take it back

It could just be territory sorting, keep your water spotless and give them a day or two.

For what it is worth my praecox rainbows can be nippy lil buggers.

Right. update:

firstly it was DEFFINATELY the female killi she was chasing them for close to 1 hour.
So I have set up the 320 as I dont like to see the fish cower in a corner from another fish.
The Killi tank will be left a species only

MC - hope you dont mind if I keep ur filter a few weeks longer whilst I seed my fluval one to replace your fluval 2 in the Aquastart 320.
Secondly when I want to seed the fluval 1 should I just put the foam in my Big filter somewhere? or should I put the whole fluval 1 in the main tank running seperate?

Secondly If i put the foam into my main external filter any particulat baskt or compartment I should use?

Also due to the nipped fins I have added Melafix(API) i think its called to heal any possible infections/cuts. No carbon is in the filter either.

Gd, keep the fluval on very long term loan, it's fine. It's up to you how you seed it, either way will be fine

If you put it in the external, i'd go for where the first sponge is from the bottom up, to be sure you get semi-unfiltered water through.
Do you have an airstone running? Melafix is a great natural remedy & much cheaper if you buy the pond version. You only need a fraction of the amount of the aquarium one. I use it & have done for 18months, safely

I dont have an air stone running but I can easily add one.

I would with meds in... some meds can reduce the oxygen level a bit. More so when you have increased temps tho

keep it running 24/7 ?

Well, i do in my community tank anyway. Is this planted, plants use o2 at night...don't they

trouble is its noisy. And the tank is in my bedroom

hmmmm, put it in a poly box....?

I dont have a great deal of room in the cupboard atm. Ill see what I can do.

munchycarrot wrote:

. Is this planted, plants use o2 at night...don't they

Yes, and give out co2

Matty wrote:

munchycarrot wrote:

. Is this planted, plants use o2 at night...don't they

Yes, and give out co2

thats a bad thing aint it?

yes and no!!

It keeps the tank stable as the plants then take it in during the day! Some people do aerate during the night though.

I would but Rena 200 aint silent as they claim to be!

What i did with mine is put it on a timer for when i am asleep. Then i dont notice it

make wake others in the house lol

ok if your going to be difficult How about a hydor internal pump HERE The pump is in the tank and the draw air down from the surface I'm trying

I have been looking at these. Aint sure where I could put it though

In a pretty rock mound so they diffuse out and look artistic

meh means re-arranging tank again lol.

Meh smeh! I give up Might be nice to redo tank. I do it all the time!!

Cant really re-o the tank. Not much can change. I have noticed for the hydor you can buy resin things to cover some of the airator.

Geysers and volcanos...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HYDOR-DECO-LINE-GEYSER-BLUE-ARIO-2_W0QQitemZ220240937974QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20757QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem