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Hi all,
I have a 5-6 inch marine betta and 13-14 inch snowflake eel in an 80 gallon Reef tank. They've been together since around February with no issues.
Today I noticed an injury on the marine betta, maybe a 1/8 inch wide scrape. It has a little bit of depth to the injury, but I wouldn't say he has a chunk taken out of him.
I couldn't get a picture, but would it be more likely that he got scraped on a rock or that the eel nipped at him?
They occupy the same area of the tank, with the eel living mostly under the rocks of the cave where the marine betta lives, and I've seen them feed together and hang out with no issues.
I'm not too concerned about the betta's overall health, as he is swimming fine, and is as interested in food as he ever is. I haven't seen him eat, but he normally prowls the tank when the lights are off and picks up left over chunks from the eel feeding.
But it would just be new behavior if the eel did pick at him.
Opinions?
I have a 5-6 inch marine betta and 13-14 inch snowflake eel in an 80 gallon Reef tank. They've been together since around February with no issues.
Today I noticed an injury on the marine betta, maybe a 1/8 inch wide scrape. It has a little bit of depth to the injury, but I wouldn't say he has a chunk taken out of him.
I couldn't get a picture, but would it be more likely that he got scraped on a rock or that the eel nipped at him?
They occupy the same area of the tank, with the eel living mostly under the rocks of the cave where the marine betta lives, and I've seen them feed together and hang out with no issues.
I'm not too concerned about the betta's overall health, as he is swimming fine, and is as interested in food as he ever is. I haven't seen him eat, but he normally prowls the tank when the lights are off and picks up left over chunks from the eel feeding.
But it would just be new behavior if the eel did pick at him.
Opinions?