dnsfpl Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 1 of my clown's tail has been bitten off boxing shrimp master piece or pairing aggression? tankmate: 1 golden angel, 2 black clown, 1 boxing shrimp, 1 turbo snail, 3 nassarius Snail who is the culprit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurbul Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 My guess would be boxing shrimp. Use to have one. Real gangster. He thinks he owns the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi Alvin, I doubt it's Boxer's fault. Should be something else. I used to own one, but its really a big bully for its size. But had nv injured my clown before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 manage to capture a better shot is this good enough to deduce the cause? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted June 21, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 21, 2010 if the shrimp was recently added and no other variable can attribute to the damage, it's likely to be the shrimp. I gave away my CBS long time ago because of it's aggressiveness. Doesn't look like fin rot as the other fins are fine. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted June 21, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 21, 2010 did you notice any agression between your clowns or any other fishes previously ? coz one of my clowns had a similar fate, this time one of the pectoral fins, almost chopped off, but caught in the act, was bitten by the other clown. Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 when purchased, both of them are pretty aggressive in the bag after introducing to the tank, the aggression is greatly reduced i dont think is the golden angel the only possible culprit other than the other clown is the CBS thankfully both are eating and swimming well hopefully it will recover asap thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter mitlancer Posted June 21, 2010 SRC Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2010 Most like its the clown, not the shrimp... the shrimp may b well known for its aggressiveness, but that is usually only if fish wanders into it's territory... boxer will just snap to just to chase them away, but definitely not damage the tail to such extent....Moreover, the damage is at the upper region of the tail, the boxer usually like to face upwards, which means any attack should be at the bottom part of the clown. Just based on my experience with my boxer, flase clown n clarkii clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 thank goodness, i couldn't bear removing the CBS its really cute to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 saw my clown jumping when i off the main light(not tank light) could this be the cause? i have installed a moon light, hopefully it helps thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Underwater Posted June 22, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 22, 2010 Likely to be the other clown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter mitlancer Posted June 22, 2010 SRC Supporter Share Posted June 22, 2010 thank goodness, i couldn't bear removing the CBS its really cute to look at the CBS is cute when small, but when reaches the size like mine, ard 3 inch (head to tail) and feelers as long as 4 inch, it's no longer cute. It's a bully... and close up look like Alien vs Predator!!!! Haha.... Do not put feather duster worm or tube worm, my past exp was CBS love to decapitate them!!!! Mine was being decapitated, the whole head part of my tube worm was severed from the remaining body....tat's how strong their "tongs" are!!! But I am still keeping my CBS....still in my tank, strong survival.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanewbie Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I've had bad experiences with these and i'm quite sure they are the culprit. Though they do not eat on LS...shrimps are known to be territorial. I reckon your clown must have swim within its territories and got nipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 tail has grown back, but both of them are still skinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tench1 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Bro, so you have a concluding culpit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 definitely not the golden angel unlikely the boxing shrimp culprit should be the other clown or self injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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