Post by Carl on Mar 30, 2023 17:59:12 GMT -5
A recommended article from the website "Fish as Pets, Aquatic News"
www.fish-as-pets.com/2014/10/common-aquarium-keeping-myths.html
"Common Aquarium Keeping Myths "
Excerpt:
"The Myth of Stress Induced Betta Tail Biting. ;
This seems to have sprung from popular Betta keeping forums, just as the made up (myth) of a fish disease: "Red Pest".
Unfortunately just as in "Red Pest", this myth has grown wings in re-post after re-post to the point many now believe this actually happens when in reality there are better explanations for the damaged tail or behavior Betta keepers think they are observing.
Another point is that this myth was dismissed by most in the professional aquarium keeping industry (including in fish illness seminars I attended), it was not until the Internet that it exploded that is suddenly became truth to many via non science based blogs re-posting the same information as an attempt to explain to many what they were seeing was tail biting like one might see with a stressed bird.
Most of these blogs are regurgitating the same information (copy & paste) even the same diagram. One blog was by a friend (NippyFish) that I know was hijacked by a Russian (where I have been attempting to help her with DMCA acts that so far have gone nowhere, thanks Google), so this is far from trustworthy.
Yet, even with these facts presented to them, a few aquarium keeping groups such as the otherwise intelligent "Fish Tank Enablers Facebook Group" continue to push this myth and their Admins will remove experts in their field if this myth is pointed out (sadly this type of behavior is typical with many groups including "Live Aquaria" Facebook Group which is a group I strongly advice to avoid!)
An interesting point that many of these non professional based blogs have in common is they state that certain bite shapes in tail damage are proof of biting when in fact this is simply more an indicator of the pathogen. The so called "Betta biting chunk" is typical of a Columnaris infection where by chunks of tissue simply fall off.
More common though of Betta Fin Rot is a more ragged deterioration which these blogs claim (correctly) is more from fin rot. Problem is Fin Rot is not a disease per say, rather symptom (just like Septicemia or so called Red Pest). This more ragged fin damage is more common of an Aeromonas or Pseudomonas infection. "
www.fish-as-pets.com/2014/10/common-aquarium-keeping-myths.html
"Common Aquarium Keeping Myths "
Excerpt:
"The Myth of Stress Induced Betta Tail Biting. ;
This seems to have sprung from popular Betta keeping forums, just as the made up (myth) of a fish disease: "Red Pest".
Unfortunately just as in "Red Pest", this myth has grown wings in re-post after re-post to the point many now believe this actually happens when in reality there are better explanations for the damaged tail or behavior Betta keepers think they are observing.
Another point is that this myth was dismissed by most in the professional aquarium keeping industry (including in fish illness seminars I attended), it was not until the Internet that it exploded that is suddenly became truth to many via non science based blogs re-posting the same information as an attempt to explain to many what they were seeing was tail biting like one might see with a stressed bird.
Most of these blogs are regurgitating the same information (copy & paste) even the same diagram. One blog was by a friend (NippyFish) that I know was hijacked by a Russian (where I have been attempting to help her with DMCA acts that so far have gone nowhere, thanks Google), so this is far from trustworthy.
Yet, even with these facts presented to them, a few aquarium keeping groups such as the otherwise intelligent "Fish Tank Enablers Facebook Group" continue to push this myth and their Admins will remove experts in their field if this myth is pointed out (sadly this type of behavior is typical with many groups including "Live Aquaria" Facebook Group which is a group I strongly advice to avoid!)
An interesting point that many of these non professional based blogs have in common is they state that certain bite shapes in tail damage are proof of biting when in fact this is simply more an indicator of the pathogen. The so called "Betta biting chunk" is typical of a Columnaris infection where by chunks of tissue simply fall off.
More common though of Betta Fin Rot is a more ragged deterioration which these blogs claim (correctly) is more from fin rot. Problem is Fin Rot is not a disease per say, rather symptom (just like Septicemia or so called Red Pest). This more ragged fin damage is more common of an Aeromonas or Pseudomonas infection. "