Tail split?

[jammedfool]

Another cherry barb related question

Is this guy's split tail anything to worry about? He's still chasing the girls about and I've seen them rubbing on eachother (assuming this is spawning behaviour)



I'm guessing he's been nipped by the other male in there who is a bit more aggressive and tends to guard a patch of vallis

Any treatment necessary or will it heal?

[Redpanda]

I had angelfish with split tail, never seen it before , but it healed in couple of days , I suppose just keep an eye on it ..

[Tycho]

My male krib has had a small split a few time and has always healed okay... I alway do a couple of small water changes when I notice it and add a bit of melafix.

[plankton]

What @Tycho said.

[Martinspuddle]

Unfortunately I use to find Cherry Barb (Puntius titteya) males can get very boisterous with the females.
Best to keep at least a 1:3 ratio I found with this Barb.

[jammedfool]

Thanks all,

I have no melafix but was asking in another post for hospital /first aid kit recommendations so guessing this is a good treatment? Seen on many posts.. also Esha was mentioned (see other post though)

@Martinspuddle I got 6 originally a ratio of 1:1 as the store made a mistake, but one male didn't do so well so I exchanged and now have 1:2. The one in the pic is a male I believe and just gets chased off by the slightly larger and brighter male (they have definitely both been at the girls! I've seen eggs scattered a few times during a brief embrace).
A lot of the time this one with the split tail is doing his thing and then the other breaks things up
Are you saying the lack of females is driving the chase against the other male?

Will add melafix to the list anyway...

[VikingMummy2015]

It might be the photo angle but that looks female to me. Much more brown on top and whiter belly.

I have 1 female and (until today) 7 males. Chasing on/off as they established territories. Not so much chasing now they’re in the 240L (today’s death was getting stuck between filter and the glass and I must have missed it happening by minutes). I’m keeping on top of water quality and any wee fin nips have healed very quickly. The female only gets chased when she’s ready to spawn, otherwise they do a bit of bickering amongst themselves but never in a way that seems like a weaker male is getting picked on

[Martinspuddle]

Thanks all,

I have no melafix but was asking in another post for hospital /first aid kit recommendations so guessing this is a good treatment? Seen on many posts.. also Esha was mentioned (see other post though)

@Martinspuddle I got 6 originally a ratio of 1:1 as the store made a mistake, but one male didn't do so well so I exchanged and now have 1:2. The one in the pic is a male I believe and just gets chased off by the slightly larger and brighter male (they have definitely both been at the girls! I've seen eggs scattered a few times during a brief embrace).
A lot of the time this one with the split tail is doing his thing and then the other breaks things up
Are you saying the lack of females is driving the chase against the other male?

Will add melafix to the list anyway...

In the wild where unfortunately very few are left in their native to Sri Lanka, male Cherry Barbs are known to have harems of females which the vigorously defend from rival males.

[jammedfool]

All healed! He hasnt stopped spawning activity and seems to be more successful with the ladies than the brighter, more aggressive one, he does seem more gentle xD