Serious problem with pet fish?!?

Question

We have a fish we won from the carnival...goldfish, 2 rose barbs or something (for warm water) and this bulgy eyed cold water black fish. I know the tank we have right now is small for all four but one of the barbs is getting attacked! The poor things fin, and tail and all are only 1/3 there, the rest was ripped off. I cant tell by whom! It's terrible! The other barb is always butting the others, but the big bulgy fish is a mystery. Point is, what is wrong AND i'm going to take the injured barb out and put it in a plastic container by itself (like they put 'em in the containers at walmart) and keep it hopefully in safe but suffice distance from a lamp. Will it be ok in the container...will its fins and tail grow back!? PLEASE PEOPLE!

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Answer 1

Rosy barbs obviously aren't bettas. You said you have 1 carnival goldfish (probably a very small common goldfish, 2 rosy barbs and 1 mystery fish. I would bet from your description that the mystery fish is a Black Moor, which is another type of goldfish. See if this looks similar:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/goldfish/images/BlackMooriWFG_P1553.jpg

The other rosy barb is at fault for the damage to you injured barb. Goldfish very rarely do this type of damage to other fish while barbs like tigers and rosy's are very well known for fin nipping and damaging tank mates fins.

The injured fish can grow it's fins back, but only with far better conditions than the little container.

Odds are very good the hostile barb will now select a different target to nip and that will most likely be the black moor as it swims far more slowly than the common goldfish. My suggestion would be to return the rosy barb to a pet shop and return the injured fish to it's tank. It will do better there and be able to regrow it's fins.

MM

Answer 2

The barbs are ROSIE barbs,a slightly aggressive fish,especially when in a crowded situation. The black one is a black moor or telescope gold fish. Goldfish make a lot of waste and need lots of room. A small tank has too little oxygen in its water. The waste material gives off poisonous chemicals;pollution. The gold fish need cool water. Alight on top of a small tank will overheat them. So,learn more about fish and fish -care before you "dive" in. The fins on the fish will slowly grow back,but with a slightly lighter color.The gold fish won't attack any fish. The barbs will. The black one is a slow clumsy fish that will soon have its eyes bitten off by the barbs.

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Answer 3

I am with the others. I think you may have a beta and they are very aggressive and need to be kept seperate. Yes, the fins should grow back and the fish will be just fine as long as you don't get the water to hot by placing it under a lamp or in direct sunlight.

I would also like to give you and all fish owners a little advise, don't clean the fish tank, or get the water on your hands if you have a cut. You could end up getting a sickness that is like tuberculoses only with fish. It seems to be common among beta and if you get it in your skin you could end up with Bacteria Maneria. That's what I got from my beta. Red bumps began to grow out of your skin and you have to have them cut off. If you notice a small green ball of puss growing where you had a cut contact you doctor right away.

I hope you have good luck with your fish!

Answer 4

Yeah, the fish is dead. I recently lost a fish that I had for four years and I expected it to float up but it didn't. It died of old age. Use the fishnet to get him out. I put my fish in a brown bag and buried it in the park across the street. I know for a fact that it is permissible to do so where I live. Since you don't have a garden, maybe you can find a public area to bury the fish i.e. a park or forest preserve. I used a paper brown bag because I knew it would dissolve (just like the fish will) and would not populate anything. Since the fish had a bad fungus, I would not use the tank etc... I would get everything new. However, I would call your local aquarium store and ask if they know of any cleaning solutions specifically for cleaning fish tanks etc ..available in your case.

Answer 5

Rosy barbs are semi aggressive fish, and will pick on eachother, so it may be the other rosy, especially if they are over crowded. I would be VERY careful about putting the fish under a light, a small amount of water can heat up very fast! The tail/fins can grow back, I would add some stress coat if it is not too bad, if it is really bad you can use "Aquari-sol", I usually get mine at petco.

Answer 6

The barb is probably getting attacked by the black fish, move them to a bigger tank. (1 gallon per inch of fish is a good rule of thumb for fresh water) If this doesn't work, that means the black fish is very, very territorial and will keep killing your fish until he has killed them all.

Answer 7

Bettas tend to attack each other because they are very protective of their property. Separate your rose colored fish otherwise they will continue to attack each other until the other fish is dead. I'm sorry for putting it so bluntly, but it is true. The black fish is a Black Moor. One of my longest living fish, they are like normal goldfish, also very social. Put it in with goldfish and they should coexist peacefully. The fish will eventually grow its fins and tail back, unless it is very damaged. Good luck with your fish!

Answer 8

They do need to be separated and if you want to have them in a container it has to be very temporary. They still need the right temperature, air, water quality etc etc.

Answer 9

Your rose barb fish are probably beta fish. Betas have to be kept separated because they fight. That's why Wal-Mart keeps them separated. (I used to own a beta fish.)