I've had fish for years and I can't figure out what fish is bothering my guppies. I have mostly guppies, a few platys, 2 plecostamus(i can't spell it), white clouds, rosy barbs, and 3 black tetras. I have a 55 gallon tank and its been set up with these fish for about a year now. My guppies have never been poked at until now. What fish could it be so I can adjust them?
2006-08-28 00:41:56 · 7 answers · asked by spee11 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
its unlikely that your fish would suddently attack each other given that they have been living together for some time now. also the guppies will have mated before, you should consider fin rot to be a cause. its symptoms include making the fins look ripped and torn as if the fish may have been attacked.
2006-08-28 07:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Lorah C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the barbs. Barbs arn't happy unless in a group of 5 or more so they spend all the time picking on eachother and leave the other fish alone. Although if you have more male guppies then female guppies, the males could be fighting with eachother :) Try more barbs and more lady guppies for the lads to chase :)
2006-08-28 13:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your most likely attackers are the Platys... Reason being, either yoour guppies are trying to mate and this will excite certain fish... over excitment creates tendencies in some fish to become bullies, typical example of this being Angel fish...Answer, put a glass partition on the side of the tank, separate the guppies whilst they are mating...if you want baby guppies then put lots of oxygen weed in this partion...it prevents the guppies from eating their young, by giving the babies somewhere to hide......
2006-08-28 07:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Henry viii 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most likely the Rosys
2006-08-28 11:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely the barbs, or the other guppies - your male to female ratio might not be great... you should have 4 females to every male. also could be early stages of finrot
2006-08-28 08:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it will be your barbs or your tetras most probably but keep an eye on them in case its another fish. it defiantly wont be your pleco and i cant see your minnows being the nippers either.
2006-08-28 09:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by nikgy71 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dollars to dough nuts it's the rosey barbs. They can be mean!
2006-08-28 07:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋