Hey everyone! I've got two questions about two different fish that I have (in separate tanks)
I just received some habrosus corydoras last week Thursday, they were/are all happy and healthy. They have a tank to themselves right now until I find my dream EE betta. After I introduced them to the tank, I sat there watching them for hours, and noticed one little guy is missing part of his tail. I check on him every day and he swims around and acts completely normal, just like the others. I'm just wondering if that is something that will grow back, or will he forever be a stubby tailed corydora? I don't mind either way, I'm just curious.
Here's a photo of the little guy
Then in a separate tank, I have albino corydoras, a small school of neon tetras and a male betta. On the first day of introducing the neon tetras to the tank, I had taken my betta out and moved some stuff around and let the neons and corydoras settle in before putting my betta back in. He killed two neons in the first minute of putting him in, before I could even get the net. After that he has left them alone. I often see them eating together, swimming around together, and he has never shown any aggression towards them after the first evening they were introduced.
However, yesterday, while feeding everyone, I noticed that one of the neons has, what looks to be, a wound on one side by his gills. With closer inspection, it almost looks like he is missing most of his bottom lip...? Other than that, he looks healthy, not skinny, or showing any signs of having trouble eating/getting around.
I'm not sure what happened, if he maybe got caught on the filter, or the other neons did the damage, or if he found a way to piss off my betta..? I doubt the corydoras would do that, they're peaceful guys.
Do you guys think he will live, even without a bottom lip?
I just wanted to get your thoughts and opinions on the matter. A part of me wishes I would have just gotten the albino corydoras and left out the neon tetras since I had only bought the neons for a "middle tank" fish, because I didn't realize how active the corydoras are and I would have been happy with just the albino corydoras with my betta, but alas, I have no other place to put the neons and it's been months since I bought them, I don't think the pet store I bought them from would ever take them back.
I just received some habrosus corydoras last week Thursday, they were/are all happy and healthy. They have a tank to themselves right now until I find my dream EE betta. After I introduced them to the tank, I sat there watching them for hours, and noticed one little guy is missing part of his tail. I check on him every day and he swims around and acts completely normal, just like the others. I'm just wondering if that is something that will grow back, or will he forever be a stubby tailed corydora? I don't mind either way, I'm just curious.
Here's a photo of the little guy
Then in a separate tank, I have albino corydoras, a small school of neon tetras and a male betta. On the first day of introducing the neon tetras to the tank, I had taken my betta out and moved some stuff around and let the neons and corydoras settle in before putting my betta back in. He killed two neons in the first minute of putting him in, before I could even get the net. After that he has left them alone. I often see them eating together, swimming around together, and he has never shown any aggression towards them after the first evening they were introduced.
However, yesterday, while feeding everyone, I noticed that one of the neons has, what looks to be, a wound on one side by his gills. With closer inspection, it almost looks like he is missing most of his bottom lip...? Other than that, he looks healthy, not skinny, or showing any signs of having trouble eating/getting around.
I'm not sure what happened, if he maybe got caught on the filter, or the other neons did the damage, or if he found a way to piss off my betta..? I doubt the corydoras would do that, they're peaceful guys.
Do you guys think he will live, even without a bottom lip?
I just wanted to get your thoughts and opinions on the matter. A part of me wishes I would have just gotten the albino corydoras and left out the neon tetras since I had only bought the neons for a "middle tank" fish, because I didn't realize how active the corydoras are and I would have been happy with just the albino corydoras with my betta, but alas, I have no other place to put the neons and it's been months since I bought them, I don't think the pet store I bought them from would ever take them back.