Injured Leopard Ctenopoma

[BushFishRox]

I just noticed this on my Ctenopoma is it serious? right now he is just kinda pail but still swimming around and eating...

 

[Mystus Redtail]

ouch, any idea what caused it?

 

[BushFishRox]

I know my red hook has been picking on him the last little while, and it has some decent sized teeth...

if so I will be having red hook for dinner...

 

[RyanMcLaughlin]

I wouldnt worry too much. I have one of those and they are really cool. If he is still eating and acting normal than it should be fine. My tiger shovelnose got a big gash on his head from a decoration and it healed up fine.

 

[Jkoziatek]

looks nasty but heal heal.... if if gets worse put him in a seprate tank with some meds

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Was it seperated from the possible attacker?

 

[BushFishRox]

Was it seperated from the possible attacker?

nope because everything is peaceful now, the silver dat protects the Ctenopoma... he is the enforcer of the tank

 

[BushFishRox]

scratch that... the red hook attacked again and has be disposed off....

it sux, but I like my preds more then him.

so I am down to:

3 Apollo Sharks (RH killed 2 of them as well I had 6)
1 Silver Dat
1 Leopard Ctenopoma
1 Temz PB
1 Common Pleco

in my 150gal... so I want to get some more Apollos or maybe some regular SD's which will be less aggressive...

 

[Mr Pleco]

Wow I didn't know RH's where agressive? Guess I'm lucky so far as I have 3 with the largest one right around 8" and so far no problems..GL

 

[BushFishRox]

I think he was just an odd one because my others were good they actually got beat up by this one so I traded those 2 in, thinking that since he was buy him self now he would be fine.... but I was wrong though he was good for a while...