clownknives red fin?

phat fish · 08-28-2007, 09:35 AM

my clown knive is just a baby and he hasa some red comin out of his fint area ( his joint) also he has a long thing that has 2 off springs, i asked my dad if it was worms and he said he was 99% sure it wasnt can any1 please help me if not im going to bring him to the fish place where i got him and ask there. i wouldlike to get him all fixed up and for nothin bad to happen tohim. also ive looked at the water and tested it and i do a water change every week maybe a day off but they have a clean tank. and it is on his right side. so the other side not the side you are looking at in the picture
Thank you.

if need be ill try to get a picture if it ...hes the 1 in the pictures by my name.
its his front botto clear fin.

FishHead · 08-28-2007, 10:48 AM

if you plan on taking him to your LFS, why not trade him in while there and get a fish you can properly house?

phat fish · 08-28-2007, 10:57 AM

i rahter not trade him, id want him to grow and then give him to a bigger home where he can be happy for his size.
giid idea tho

FishHead · 08-28-2007, 11:23 AM

I guess I don't see your logic with that. Why buy a fish when you can't keep him? It will be pretty difficult for you to find someone who can house such a large fish and is willing to take him. you are basically asking for certain death by doing this.

I really like clown loaches but i cant fully house them in a 55 when they get their full 12" size, so i wont even bother buying them. catch my drift?

redpaulhus · 08-28-2007, 04:34 PM

Without seeing the fish, this sounds like a bacterial infection.

Its commonly forgotten that there is more to a healthy tank than "ammonia, nitritre, nitrate, and pH" - I've seen plenty of disease and/or "mystery deaths" in tanks with "acceptable" water quality - so while water testing can flag an obvious problem, its not the only important question to ask.

That tank sounds severely overcrowded - which means higher levels of Pathogenic bacteria -- which can infect fish that are under the slightest stress (like knifefish in with cichlids, an often unsuccessful pairing of a non-territorial predator with a territorial fish)

This is probably an environmental problem.
I thought you said the water tested out "ok" - but just to be on the safe side, what are your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH values ?

When you are changing water -- how much ?
What are you feeding everybody ?
Any feeder fish ?

08-28-2007, 09:35 AM	#1
phat fish Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 65	clownknives red fin? my clown knive is just a baby and he hasa some red comin out of his fint area ( his joint) also he has a long thing that has 2 off springs, i asked my dad if it was worms and he said he was 99% sure it wasnt can any1 please help me if not im going to bring him to the fish place where i got him and ask there. i wouldlike to get him all fixed up and for nothin bad to happen tohim. also ive looked at the water and tested it and i do a water change every week maybe a day off but they have a clean tank. and it is on his right side. so the other side not the side you are looking at in the picture Thank you. if need be ill try to get a picture if it ...hes the 1 in the pictures by my name. its his front botto clear fin. __________________ 1 beta 20 long- 2 red eared sliders(babies) 25 gal- 2 ghoast fish(m,f) 3 mixed fruit tetra 1 snail 1 Pond (in the process of making another) 55 gal- 2 oscars(black(3"),albano(2 1/2")) 2 bala sharks(tri color sharks)(2 1/2")(being moved) 1 pleco(7") 1 red fined shark(3")(beingmoved) 1 clown knife(5")(being moved) 1 budgie

08-28-2007, 10:57 AM	#3
phat fish Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 65	i rahter not trade him, id want him to grow and then give him to a bigger home where he can be happy for his size. giid idea tho __________________ 1 beta 20 long- 2 red eared sliders(babies) 25 gal- 2 ghoast fish(m,f) 3 mixed fruit tetra 1 snail 1 Pond (in the process of making another) 55 gal- 2 oscars(black(3"),albano(2 1/2")) 2 bala sharks(tri color sharks)(2 1/2")(being moved) 1 pleco(7") 1 red fined shark(3")(beingmoved) 1 clown knife(5")(being moved) 1 budgie

08-28-2007, 04:34 PM	#5
redpaulhus fishgeek Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Age: 38 Posts: 456	Without seeing the fish, this sounds like a bacterial infection. Its commonly forgotten that there is more to a healthy tank than "ammonia, nitritre, nitrate, and pH" - I've seen plenty of disease and/or "mystery deaths" in tanks with "acceptable" water quality - so while water testing can flag an obvious problem, its not the only important question to ask. That tank sounds severely overcrowded - which means higher levels of Pathogenic bacteria -- which can infect fish that are under the slightest stress (like knifefish in with cichlids, an often unsuccessful pairing of a non-territorial predator with a territorial fish) This is probably an environmental problem. I thought you said the water tested out "ok" - but just to be on the safe side, what are your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH values ? When you are changing water -- how much ? What are you feeding everybody ? Any feeder fish ? Last edited by redpaulhus; 08-28-2007 at 04:38 PM.

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08-28-2007, 10:48 AM	#2
FishHead What are you looking at? Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Age: 28 Posts: 593	if you plan on taking him to your LFS, why not trade him in while there and get a fish you can properly house?

08-28-2007, 11:23 AM	#4
FishHead What are you looking at? Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Age: 28 Posts: 593	I guess I don't see your logic with that. Why buy a fish when you can't keep him? It will be pretty difficult for you to find someone who can house such a large fish and is willing to take him. you are basically asking for certain death by doing this. I really like clown loaches but i cant fully house them in a 55 when they get their full 12" size, so i wont even bother buying them. catch my drift?

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