I bought a baby gold saum near a month ago, I picked the one with the longest fins hopeing to get a male , It's fins where ripped by the other baby saums in the tank at the store, his (possibly) fins have not healed. and he is still active and eats regularly. I was wondering if I should treat the tank with melafix, but his tank mate a near full grown jack dempsey seems to be fine , will melafix have a negative effect on healthy fish? ALSO My jack dempsey has never shown any aggressive / territorial behaviour to his tank mate and sometimes appears to bring food to the gold saum, is this odd behaviour for jack dempseys?
goldsaum problem
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Maybe the JD is trying to give the Goldsaum a false sense of security so he can get close enough to deliver a lethal blow.
All kidding aside, I say bump the temp up a degree a day til its at 83-84, add a few tablespoons of Aquarium Salt and give it time. It sounds like the goldsaum is still very much a juvie and should repair his fins fine. And If you have the room, you may want to set up a 30 gal or better yet a breeder 40 gal and let the GT grow out and then reintroduce him when he is fully healed and large enough to defend himself.
All kidding aside, I say bump the temp up a degree a day til its at 83-84, add a few tablespoons of Aquarium Salt and give it time. It sounds like the goldsaum is still very much a juvie and should repair his fins fine. And If you have the room, you may want to set up a 30 gal or better yet a breeder 40 gal and let the GT grow out and then reintroduce him when he is fully healed and large enough to defend himself.