as a relatively new member, i have been slightly intimidated by the amazing aquariums i've seen on this website. that being said:
i've got a green spotted puffer that really likes to pick on my three mudskippers. it likes to bite their fins.
my solution to this was to treat the entire tank with melafix (treatment is ongoing), and to build a plexiglass divider with holes in it that would in theory isolate the puffer from the rest of the fish. this has been working, except that the mudskippers are entirely capable of climbing over the divider and into the puffers domain.
i haven't seen any new bites on the mudskippers yet, but i'm scared that it is just a matter of time...
what would a more experienced fish keeper do?
the two options that we've come up with involve either removing the puffer and the divider altogether, or doing more construction on the divider so as to isolate the rest of the fish from the puffer.
thoughts?
i've got a green spotted puffer that really likes to pick on my three mudskippers. it likes to bite their fins.
my solution to this was to treat the entire tank with melafix (treatment is ongoing), and to build a plexiglass divider with holes in it that would in theory isolate the puffer from the rest of the fish. this has been working, except that the mudskippers are entirely capable of climbing over the divider and into the puffers domain.
i haven't seen any new bites on the mudskippers yet, but i'm scared that it is just a matter of time...
what would a more experienced fish keeper do?
the two options that we've come up with involve either removing the puffer and the divider altogether, or doing more construction on the divider so as to isolate the rest of the fish from the puffer.
thoughts?