Question about cory fins

[James40]

My bronze cory has nipped fins, but i have no idea who is responsible.... currently its in my 10g w/ 3 other adults and 10 or so newborn guppy fry.... all my other cories are doing fine... i do 1 50% water change a week... the water parameters are - temp- 75, ammonia- 0, nitrites- 0, nitrates- 11

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Any chance of it scraping it on any ornaments? What kind of substrate do you have?

 

[JWright]

I changed the subject of this thread from "????" to what it is currently, just to make it a little more useful to people who are just glancing through the forum.

 

[echoofformless]

Which fins are looking badly?

 

[James40]

the substrate is play sand and the top part of the tail fin is clearly missing... his barbels are also dull

EDIT- thnx JWright

 

[echoofformless]

What decor do you have in this tank?

I'm thinking it's perhaps just a freak accident or something, being as though your other corys are all fine and you don't assume there is fin rot.

Either way I'd just treat with some melafix/pimafix and do some small water changes over the next week or so. That will stave off infection.

You should see some improvement after the week. Fins grow back fast if it's simply nipping or an accidental injury.

 

[James40]

the only decor i have in the tank is a thing called a wave rock... i have also noticed that it doesnt hang around w/ all the other cories... it juss sits in the corner under the anarchis

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Are there any sharp edges on this "Wave Rock?"

 

['-JIN-']

i dont think wave rock have sharp edges,i think your cory are infected by something or it might be havin slide sick.try using melafix.or if u can see flesh,try use methanol.rememba take out ur carbon or your medical will be purified............hopefully it will survive

 

[James40]

thnx guys, ill try melafix and hopefully it will survive.

 

['-JIN-']

good luck.it will survive as the owner are struting to safe it.