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Siamese algae eater - chewing on fish?!?
My SAE seems very peaceful, but one of my denison barbs has an open wound on his back and I just saw the SAE chewing on that very spot! None of the other denison barbs have wounds. What's going on? Is the SAE hurting the barb, or is he helping somehow, like a maggot chewing away dying flesh at a wound? I'm been treating the whole tank with melafix, but I think I may need to quarantine that barb in my spare 10 gallon tank.
No, it is definitely a SAE. Of that I have no doubt, which is why I'm surprised at this. He's still active and feeds, and the wound appears to be clean (no black dead skin or festering, that I can tell). Just managed to catch him and move him to the 10 gallon tank.
I've had this guy for nearly a year, I don't want to lose him. =( Is there any other medication that you would suggest? I've been using Melafix, but now he's in a 10 gallon, it's easier to remove the carbon from the HOB filter (as opposed to the canister), and it's smaller of course. Should be easier to dose.
Here's a pic of the wound:
3 Answers
- Jeroen WijnandsLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Chinese algae eaters are known to do this. Siamese shouldn't unless they are bothered by the barbs or are absolutely starving.
- IanabLv 79 years ago
At a guess you have a Chinese Algae Eater, similar looking but more aggressive species. It probably CAUSED the wound on the barb....
Ian
- 9 years ago
seperate the SAE so it would be smart to put the bard in the 10 gal. for time to heal
