Cherry Barbs and Fin Nipping

[JL15219]

How bad are they as far as fin nipping is concerned? The reason I ask is because I noticed that my bettas and guppies fins are all ripped up. I saw a female cherry barb chasing the betta..

 

[NeonFlux]

Hmm. My cherry barbs don't nip. How many do you have? Males and females

 

[12 Volt Man]

probably another fish.

cherry barbs are about as peaceful as you can get..

 

[jpappy789]

How many barbs do you have? What else is in the tank?

I agree, cherry barbs aren't nippers.

 

[werecatrising]

What about gold barbs? Are the nippy?

 

[JL15219]

Yeah I didnt think the cherries where the problem I just saw one chasing a betta and wanted to make sure I have around 15...I have danios, rams, platys, mollies, swordtails, neons, gourmais, bettas, guppies, one krib, cories I think thats it...I started to notice the betta was all ripped up after I add the female krib, but the guppies were like that before I added her.

 

[jpappy789]

If anything I would think the danios.

 

[JL15219]

Yeah but they never did anything before why now?...I have heard of them being nippy if you dont have them in a school but I do.

 

[JL15219]

So should I take the danios out?

 

[tonie]

I have my 15 barbs at home and they are not that fin nippers... They did not nip my dwarf gurami...:headshake2: