ARO nipping his own tail

[Rob Jumchai]

Hi, i have a 10-inch Red Tail Golden Aro and I'm wondering why he sometimes snaps on his own tail causing it to be damaged. Though he's eating a lot and i perform regular water changes (30%) weekly. His tail is slowly growing back but then once in a while i still catch him going crazy trying to bite his tail again. just like a dog. Any advice?

 

[Steve_89]

Very strange, I have never heard of this.

Do you have any tankmates with it?

Perhaps some dither fish could take his attention away from himself....

 

[dodgefreak8]

its called tail biting. it can somtimes be due to an infection of some kind. make sure he is not getting fin rot or somting that could be bothering him.

 

[davo]

ha arowanas chasing their tales!

 

[Pangong_ilong]

Wow, that's something new. Never heard of that or never ever saw that yet.

 

[sharp tooth]

what tank mates are in the tank?
what size is the tank?

some people say tail biteing it to do also with boredom, if aro in a bare tank with no tank mates.

 

[rottbo]

my aros just bite each others tail

 

[joeytoe]

Aros take on canine traights, News at 11 .

 

[Gothyc_samurai]

lice?

 

[ewurm]

Maybe put a fire hydrant in there.