Abouttina quiao Expertise I can answer all questions about chemistry of water and I would say, I am familiar with almost all diseases of fresh and saltwater fish. I have had my 125 tropical salt and 45 agressive for yrs. I managed a petshop for five years and I am a petcare specialist for a large petchain now. I love my animals. I love this kind of work. Helping people keep their fish sucessfully is so rewarding to me.
Experience I managed a petshop in Bridgeton called Petpourri for about 5 years...I am a petcare specialist for a large pet chain. I have 2 African greys, a Nandey conure,a potbelly pig, 2 rats and a hamster. Oh and did I mention a 125 tropical salt and a 45 agressive salt. I have had brakish and fresh. I am very familiar with disese and chemistry of your tank. I also have 2 senegul chameleons and the anoles that live in the bottom of their 37 high tank. We keep tons of reptiles at the store and keep a couple as pets love them all. I have worked in the pet business for yrs.....along with taking care of all of mine.
Expert: tina quiao Date: 1/26/2008 Subject: Tiger barbs
Question We have not had much luck with neon tetras or glo-lite fish so we decided to try tiger barbs. The problem is that one of them has eaten the fins off of another one to the point that it died and now he is chasing the remaining tiger around the tank. Please help if you can. THANKS!!
Answer Melva, As a matter of fact I just came upon this prob for the fist time in a long time. Your barb is probably a dominant female that is not ready to breed. If not it is a very aggressive male it happens. If he has red lips and alot of red on the top fin it is prob male if not its female. Either way you have a problem. They will not change their ways. If it is that aggressive you might want to put some of the less aggressive sichlids in your tank like black convicts, firemouths , maybe even a dempsy. Good Luck,Tina
