(reposted from "Problem with cory"
speaking of corys....is it common, since they are bottom feeders, for the very tips of their pectoral fins to get damaged from time to time, especially after a move, or is this fin rot? I have schwartzii corys and julii corys. As far as I can tell, only the schwartzii have some very minor damage to the very tips of the pectoral fins. Otherwise, they're busy as hell and schooling and feeding. The damage can be described as a very slight fraying of the very tips of the fins, and I mean slight. You really have to look hard to see it. There are no red patches anywhere. There's no whitening of the ends of the fins and none of the other fins are affected.
My water levels are good as of the last check (which was last night). I have to go to the store and get another ammonia kit since I ran out of all of the reagents. There is also a sick cory in the tank (Julii). I suspect that he's going to die very shortly. I've only had them for 3 days and this guy has been basically immobile since he was put in the bag at the LFS (my fault for not closely examining the fish before the guy grabbed them out). I got him home and he was upside down on the bottom of the bag....not good. He perked back up when I tapped the bag but still, not cool. Initially I chalked it up to moving stress. I wanted to bring him back to the store today but the guy there said that it might just be stress and that I should hold onto him for a day or so to see if he improves........I think it would be a miracle if he did. Unfortunately, I don't have the means to set up a holding tank for him so I'm stuck with this sick fish in my tank. However, his fins are perfect. That's a plus. Anyway, do I have to worry about fin rot or is this normal for a bottom feeder? They are sharing the 55 gallon tank with 6 zebra danios.
Thanks a lot.
To answer Freddythefish:
I haven't had the corys for long. Just a few days. I just noticed it today. I'll be keeping a close eye on them for a while. Just wanted to know if this is something that happens with bottom feeders or if I should start freaking out right away.
speaking of corys....is it common, since they are bottom feeders, for the very tips of their pectoral fins to get damaged from time to time, especially after a move, or is this fin rot? I have schwartzii corys and julii corys. As far as I can tell, only the schwartzii have some very minor damage to the very tips of the pectoral fins. Otherwise, they're busy as hell and schooling and feeding. The damage can be described as a very slight fraying of the very tips of the fins, and I mean slight. You really have to look hard to see it. There are no red patches anywhere. There's no whitening of the ends of the fins and none of the other fins are affected.
My water levels are good as of the last check (which was last night). I have to go to the store and get another ammonia kit since I ran out of all of the reagents. There is also a sick cory in the tank (Julii). I suspect that he's going to die very shortly. I've only had them for 3 days and this guy has been basically immobile since he was put in the bag at the LFS (my fault for not closely examining the fish before the guy grabbed them out). I got him home and he was upside down on the bottom of the bag....not good. He perked back up when I tapped the bag but still, not cool. Initially I chalked it up to moving stress. I wanted to bring him back to the store today but the guy there said that it might just be stress and that I should hold onto him for a day or so to see if he improves........I think it would be a miracle if he did. Unfortunately, I don't have the means to set up a holding tank for him so I'm stuck with this sick fish in my tank. However, his fins are perfect. That's a plus. Anyway, do I have to worry about fin rot or is this normal for a bottom feeder? They are sharing the 55 gallon tank with 6 zebra danios.
Thanks a lot.
To answer Freddythefish:
I haven't had the corys for long. Just a few days. I just noticed it today. I'll be keeping a close eye on them for a while. Just wanted to know if this is something that happens with bottom feeders or if I should start freaking out right away.
