teeth on spiny eels?

[Mr Miagi]

Ok, quick question...

One of my harloiquins has a "chunk" of his rear body missing, so i think ill have to use euthanasia tommorrow. Now do you guys think my 2 1/2" Peacock eel physically remove flesh from my poor harliquin, or are they more "gulp" feeders who inhale their prey?

 

[CFC]

Spiney eels dont have the dentition to remove chunks of flesh and are more as you say gulp in one feeders. What else is in the tank?

 

[Mr Miagi]

Cheers CFC.

Not much really, 3 Opaline gouramis, 3 SAE's, 1 Unknown algae eater (harmless), 7 Glass cats and the other 12 harliquins, in a 3ft 30gallon. Maybe its bacterial?!

 

[Dragonscales]

At a guess I'd say the siamese algae eaters are good candidates, depending on their age. While fairly harmless when young, they tend to get pretty agressive as they age.

 

[Paul_MTS]

is it a clean wound or is it white and fluffy, might you of missed the early stages of a fungal infection??

 

[OohFeeshy]

At a guess I'd say the siamese algae eaters are good candidates, depending on their age. While fairly harmless when young, they tend to get pretty agressive as they age.

I thought that was Chinese Algae eatres AKA Sucking loach? I'm pretty sure SAE's are harmless.

 

[Mr Miagi]

is it a clean wound or is it white and fluffy, might you of missed the early stages of a fungal infection??

It is slightly white and fluffy like you said Paul, i think it might be bacterial. I havnt looked at him today yet, so will do in a while.

I dont think its the SAe's cause ive never had trouble with them at all.

Ill treat with a bacterial, but fish dont grow flesh back, so ill think he will have to go, hes having some trouble swiming accurately to food.

 

[Dragonscales]

I thought that was Chinese Algae eatres AKA Sucking loach? I'm pretty sure SAE's are harmless.

I thought that's what he was talking about. The common names are for the two are interchangable over here.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Somewhat interchangable, but for those who know what they are on about, you can tell them apart easily, so names realy dont matter!

Anyway, i caught him in my net, and his tail was shocking, a bit almost fell off when it got caught on the net, so im treating now and i put him down. He is in a better place now!