brettc777 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Well he did it again. My Royal Blue betta HM jumped the divider again and got himself into abit of trouble with my Turq BF HM. I came home to find him missing from his compartment and cowering in the corner of the compartment next door where my other betta is kept. I lowered the water high even more!!! add some metal fly screen across the top, I hope that stops him!!!! Ill try and get some photos tonight, little bugger! Nothing torn on the Turq HM just him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Metal fly screen? Wouldn't plastic be better in water? How did you attach the fly screen to the divider? Just glued it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 (edited) Its sitting on top of the divider where its not touching water. Its called crimsafe Edited August 27, 2007 by brettc777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Well that will stop any bettas with crowbars getting over the divider :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Yeah you would think so but i tell ya what .... wouldn't surprise me if he worked a way out how to get in next door. Anyway i thought he would have had a little sook and got depressed and died because his manliness was squashed or because of his fin damage/infection. Ill have to wait and see how the later unfolds. At the moment he is having a ball in the 2ft tank by himself swimming against the filter current and the getting a ride back down the current. As i said i thought he would he sulking but he is not which is a good sign. Anyway a few photos. Sorry they are bad but i dont want to take him out of the tank and disturb him anymore then i should. You get the idea anyway! His Dorsal fin is almost gone and his caudal fin is frayed a lot and a bit of anal fin is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beano Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 that's what my copper chewer did today - somehow he got into my CT males tank - he's totally shredded now, as opposed to just his dorsal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 poor fishies I didnt think longfins could jump that high. Do you know how long it takes for the fins to fully heal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishchick Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 keep the water clean, add some melafix or better still, ketapang leaves/extract. He'll heal - girlies can do much worse to their suitors! Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windyzz Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 where can you get these ketapang leaves/ extracts ?? or would a substitute such as Tetra Blackwater extract be fine?? I also have some problems with my HM finnage. Though, it was not due to fighting but due to tail-biting (lost 3/4 of his caudal fin). Sorry to hear about your fish.. i hope he can recover soon.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Jodi sells the extract. Leaves you can buy off eBay. Also aquariumproducts.com.au sells ketapang (Indian Almond Leaves) in sachets. I think they call it Miracle Leaf or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windyzz Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Thanks for the info Bettarazzi. The one in aquariumproducts.com.au seem to be good choice. I just bought a substitute for blackwater, it is aquasonic Blackwater concentrate. It doesn't really seem to darken my water, i had to triple the dosage to make it a little tannin. Costed me 9 dollars for 100ML >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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