More fin nipping

Subject: More fin nipping Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:26 pm

Well It was all peacful since I moved the Killis into the smaller tank

Now this morning I have noticed all the 4 peacock Gobys hanging around the coconut shell and nipping the fins of the male and female cockatoo.

Do apistos have nothing about them or what? The male is 2-3 times bigger than the peacocks and is just letting them nip the fins when they get close! Youd of thought the Cockatoo would knack em! lol.

Well guess I will have to go back to the Hollybush with the peacocks! Grrrrr damn tanks! some so called community fish are not community fish!! Maybe its my Cockatoos are just an easy target with being a slow mover and big fins.

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:22 pm

Have you got enough places for them all to make a territory? I suppose the answer is yes but thought i'd ask anyway :lol:

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:16 am

I cant fit much more into the tank lol

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:37 am

Time for a bigger tank methinks.................mts,mts,mts,lol

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:27 am

rofl - nope took the peacocks back, got Otos*5 a few other bits n bobs intrade....some little bits of ocean rock for Shellie tank, a barnacle and some frozen food.

So i got a full trade in price which was good seen as though I bought them from there.

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:56 am

Whats happening now GD, has everyone settled now the peacocks are gone. How are the cockatoos?

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:04 am

peacocks and cockatoos - no wonder there's problems in the tank, they're all wannabee birds! :lol:

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:00 am

LMAO

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:21 am

its all good peacocks have gone!

however now i have a lot of dead plants which im not happy about Mad

Tomorrow its tank cleaning day oh joy!! but I need to do smmat about then dead plants and stuff

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:04 am

get an oxygen testing kit GD. Since getting one I have realised thata my tank has been constantly O" depleted - despite doing all the supposedly right things - filter agitating the water, bubbles on for a few hours every day etc.

In the less than 24hrs I have had the venturi thingy going all the time, the plants have perked up considerably!

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:43 pm

but I dont understand as the plants I have had from the begining are fine. The newer ones I added before going away are pretty much dead

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:21 pm

We're the new ones thinner, weaker maybe?

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:13 pm

munchycarrot wrote:: We're the new ones thinner

I wish! :lol:

Subject: Re: More fin nipping Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:15 pm

no they were bigger and longer....the ebay dude has been back in touch.

Lets see what he says.....maybe my water isnt right for the Amazon swords.

but the Vallis i dont see why there should be any issues