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March 3rd, 2009
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| RTS with white on fin tips
Just wondering, my RTS is about 3 in. long and very husky. He looks very healthy with dark black scales and nice red contrast. He does have some white on the very tips of his dorsal and anal fins. Is this normal or could he be sick? | 
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
|  White tip on fins usually means fin-rot which the common thing that brings that on is poor water quailty. What are your parameter; ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
See that's good news!! I don't have RTS so I just learned something new today!! 
Last edited by AlyeskaGirl; March 3rd, 2009 at 07:20 PM.
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| the fins are in otherwise good shape, no tears ect. | |
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Do you have any other fish in there with him? | |
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Well, My RTS has the same coloration and she is very healthy... I believe some females get that type of coloration. Is she acting normally? | |
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| She is otherwise acting normaly. Eating well and chasing her 8 tiger barb tankmates. No signs of distress. | |
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Mine has that on a couple fins as well. Not all of them as far as I can tell but a few. | |
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March 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Then I would assume that it is her normal coloration... and that it is a "she".  | |
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April 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| My RTS has white on the tip of her dorsal fin also. If it's a she, she's happy and healthy, maybe even a little too fat! I think its her natural coloring. | |
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April 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| That is completely normal on a RTS, you dont need to worry | |
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April 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Are you guys talking about Red Tailed Black Sharks?
Mine has the same thing and I've been worried | |
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May 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| I just got a RTS today and noticed the same thing. I am worried, should i think about returning mine to the store? she seems to be healthy and happy... Does anyone know if the white will go away with maturity/age  ? plz help  | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by kurtsshotgun  Are you guys talking about Red Tailed Black Sharks?
Mine has the same thing and I've been worried | Quote:
Originally Posted by HydraRTS I just got a RTS today and noticed the same thing. I am worried, should i think about returning mine to the store? she seems to be healthy and happy... Does anyone know if the white will go away with maturity/age ? plz help | to kurtsshotgun and hydraRTS, if your water parameters are in check (0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, 5-20ppm nitrate), and you don't notice an raggedy or torn fins, then chances are it is just the coloration on your RTS and means that you have a female | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| I have had a red-tail for a while now. I assume it's a female, since she has a gray belly and the very tip of her dorsal fin is white. My water parameters are great, no torn fins, looks and acts perfectly healthy, so like my fellow Fishlorians, I have come to the conclusion that the white fin tip means it's a female. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| ok thx guys!!!!!!!!!!  | |
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May 7th, 2009
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| | Moderator
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Originally Posted by Butterfly | Opps, Carol, we must have moved at the same time.
Here it is: help with tank | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| i have had a rts for about 5 months now and when i first got her. She a a white tip on her fin but as the time passed it went a away form her a little bit. Now my rts is fine but still has a litle white tip on her. Im farily sure it is a she cause it has a gray belly.  | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| This is a pretty old thread.
Be sure to check the dates before responding. I'm sure the issue has been resolved by now. | |
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