Cardinal Strugglling

[marknash]

We have no place to put him. yet another reason to have a QT Sigh..

[gobytron]

It sounds like there is a definitive possibility that you have some sort of crab or predator in there...
Most likely small, as if it were large enough both damaged fish would be gone.

A parasite could certainly be the case as well though...

If you post some pics, some of the hobbyists on this site could assuredly help you to figure out which is the problem in your tank.

then at least you will know what, if anything can be done...


You can use virtually anything as a qt btw.
Something as simple as a bucket, heater and airstone would suffice.

[marknash]

oh, i thought it had to be way more complex than that!
in the mean time i will try to get some pictures of him. just having a hard time getting a good image.

[marknash]

cardinal.jpg heres the best pic i could get.. he looks worse in the tank.. you can only see a bit of the red in the pic.. and you cant see how bad his fins are either.

[CrystalBlu3]

Did you purchase him from Aqua Giant ? lol

[marknash]

lol negative.. we've had this guy for about 8 months now. he was doing really good until now. They have nice tanks for sale there.. if im remebering the place correctly.. but the live stock isnt so hot.

[CrystalBlu3]

I hear ya ! We have the exact same problem, they do great for about 3-4 months and then the samething over. The boyfriend gets so frustrated b/c it seems it's the only fish we can't keep in our tank. lol