Injured Killies

[hobgoblin]

Hi all,

My female GAR N'sukka got whacked pretty bad by the male. What's the best way to restore it. It looks rather exhausted, and swimming close to the substrate; tail is bunched together.

This happened before, but I left it alone, and it got better within the day. The tank which the pair are kept is heavily planted also. Right now, I want to take measures especially when the male is rather aggresive. Is this one of its characteristics?

Regards,
Drew

[stormhawk]

Hi Andrew,

In this case please isolate the female in a separate hospital tank. What she requires now is some fresh water, a little salt and some privacy in a shaded tank.

The male is aggressive as gardneris are but probably the female was unwilling to spawn, thereby causing her to be hit pretty badly by the male.