Good Afternoon everyone!
I hope everyone's holidays were safe and happy. I had a question about a Mandarin Dragonet which I had just purchased a few days ago. I had done my research on this fish and have been preparing my tank for its introduction for a few months now (adding and feeding pods and researching this fish). Well the day finally came with pods covering the glass panels and rocks in my tank. So my new addition arrived and has been added to my tank. I have notice through after its addition that I has some damage to its rear tail that I had not notices in the store. I've posted pictures so you can all see and was wondering what it may be.
I have read several forums about what I think it is and I have had a mixed bag of results. Any other fish I would say fin rot and move onto treatment but when I put in "fin rot" to the mandarin equation I see a lot of posts stating that due to their more robust slim coat that most of the time it is not rot but rather hermits or crabs nipping at their tail fins while they sleep at night.
I appreciate ya'll giving it a look and look forward to the responses. Also if it is something to do with a disease then how would you recommend treating a fish with such specific care (feeding) needs.
I hope everyone's holidays were safe and happy. I had a question about a Mandarin Dragonet which I had just purchased a few days ago. I had done my research on this fish and have been preparing my tank for its introduction for a few months now (adding and feeding pods and researching this fish). Well the day finally came with pods covering the glass panels and rocks in my tank. So my new addition arrived and has been added to my tank. I have notice through after its addition that I has some damage to its rear tail that I had not notices in the store. I've posted pictures so you can all see and was wondering what it may be.
I have read several forums about what I think it is and I have had a mixed bag of results. Any other fish I would say fin rot and move onto treatment but when I put in "fin rot" to the mandarin equation I see a lot of posts stating that due to their more robust slim coat that most of the time it is not rot but rather hermits or crabs nipping at their tail fins while they sleep at night.
I appreciate ya'll giving it a look and look forward to the responses. Also if it is something to do with a disease then how would you recommend treating a fish with such specific care (feeding) needs.