Help - My Plecs Tail Is Disintegrating?!?!?

[uaeast]

Hi all.

I'm new to tropical fishkeeping and before getting fish I ran a fishless cycle.
That lasted a month and a halfish.
Have had fish for about 3 weeks now.

I had barbs, an albino plec, albino Congo tetra, and a red tailed black shark.

The barbs nipped the tetras fins so I gave them away, bit they never bovered pleccy.

Sharky did used to try and eat/suck on the plecs tail but I haven't noticed him do that recently.


Fish tank readings:
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 10
ph: 7.5ish
not sure of the hardness.


Could it be that it's too alkaline? Or what?

Please help, his tail ( and no other fin, just the plecs tail ) is deteriorating away fast

thanks in advance, Joshua.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Why don't you put a link to your other post in case something you have said that is in reply to a question is important?

 

[uaeast]

Re thread from this original: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/329582-help-my-plecs-tail-is-disintegrating/

Will upload a picture when possible.

 

[uaeast]

Well the plec was found thismorning floating in the tank

advice on what it was??

 

[uaeast]

Am I muted?

 

[star4]

Could possibly be the shark did damage a main part of the tail and a bacterial infection took hold rotting the tail which then attacked the plecs internal system

 

[james_fish]

Your water isn't too alkaline. But it will limit the fish you can have. Tetras prefer more acidic/neutral water.

Ideal fish for your water would be common livebearers and rainbowfish.

James.