ShellB
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Hello Everyone!
First I want to say that I know this is more the salt water area of the forum but I wasn't sure where else I could go. We did some searching on other sites for what Chuck could have but nothing seemed quite right. We were hoping that the amazing minds of RS might be able to help us help Chuck.
We have a 75 gallon fresh water tank that has been established now, in its current location, for two years. The fish that we have have been with us for almost three years. Currently our tank is filled with Ginger (a hot tempered Blood Parrot), Captain Jack (a Green Terror), Chuck (a Jack Dempsey), Al (a Convict) and Mr. Pleco (obvious a Pleco). Chuck has always had some tail fin issues, nothing that affects his swimming or eating habits but more aesthetic issues. It started off as a silver white spot on his tail fin and over about the past year it has grown. What started as a little spot when we bought him is now covering the majority of the left side of his tail fin and a small area on the right side. The area has a sort of "bubble" like appearance and protrudes from the fin. Lately we've noticed that his tail fin has gotten worse. Our main worry right now is one of the "bubbles" looks as if it had popped and started to bleed. I've attached a few pictures that I was able to get, I'm not sure how well you'll be able to distinguish what is in the picture on his fin.
He is one of our more mild mannered fish and always has stuck to the lower back of the tank. He is always one of the last fish to eat but he always picks up the food once it sinks down to his area in the tank. There haven't been any noticeable changes in his behavior or habits. Any help or insight anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
First I want to say that I know this is more the salt water area of the forum but I wasn't sure where else I could go. We did some searching on other sites for what Chuck could have but nothing seemed quite right. We were hoping that the amazing minds of RS might be able to help us help Chuck.
We have a 75 gallon fresh water tank that has been established now, in its current location, for two years. The fish that we have have been with us for almost three years. Currently our tank is filled with Ginger (a hot tempered Blood Parrot), Captain Jack (a Green Terror), Chuck (a Jack Dempsey), Al (a Convict) and Mr. Pleco (obvious a Pleco). Chuck has always had some tail fin issues, nothing that affects his swimming or eating habits but more aesthetic issues. It started off as a silver white spot on his tail fin and over about the past year it has grown. What started as a little spot when we bought him is now covering the majority of the left side of his tail fin and a small area on the right side. The area has a sort of "bubble" like appearance and protrudes from the fin. Lately we've noticed that his tail fin has gotten worse. Our main worry right now is one of the "bubbles" looks as if it had popped and started to bleed. I've attached a few pictures that I was able to get, I'm not sure how well you'll be able to distinguish what is in the picture on his fin.
He is one of our more mild mannered fish and always has stuck to the lower back of the tank. He is always one of the last fish to eat but he always picks up the food once it sinks down to his area in the tank. There haven't been any noticeable changes in his behavior or habits. Any help or insight anyone has would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
