what do you do?

LeenBeth · September 7th, 2008

we have 2 yellow tail damsels in our tank....had 3 ...one didnt make it

and now one is just nipping the other to the point the other now hides almost all the time...
her name was ms "hides a lot" anyway...but this nipping behavior by "george" is new...
tank perameters are fine....all is well
what do you do when one starts nipping?
thanks
lee

Shawnie · September 7th, 2008

when any of my kids get outta hand, they get a time out in a bucket as I re-arrange the tank deco then return them as if they are in a new place...sometimes I have to do that once a month LOL ...I have nawty fish!

LeenBeth · September 7th, 2008

does it ever stop?
do your "time outs" ( lolol thats just too funny ) make a difference?

we are starting to think about adding more fish and dont know if this is something we need to wait out til "george" chills out a bit.....

do fish ever nip each other to death? Man I would hate to see that happen....

nemo addict · September 7th, 2008

This damsel is usually better kept in groups of 3 or more because they can become very territorial if kept singly. This is probably one of the least aggressive of all the damsels, but can still be aggressive
Aggression can be lessened or spread out if you have 3 to 7
if it continues he could cause infection from nipping or worse case just kill him thats why shawnie moves his tank around as they then have to claim a new territry

Shawnie · September 7th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by nemo addict

This damsel is usually better kept in groups of 3 or more because they can become very territorial if kept singly. This is probably one of the least aggressive of all the damsels, but can still be aggressive
Aggression can be lessened or spread out if you have 3 to 7
if it continues he could cause infection from nipping or worse case just kill him thats why shawnie moves his tank around as they then have to claim a new territry

yep thats why I do it often(shawnie is a she tho

)...and yes it works for a time..and sometimes it works forever..each fish is different...id take the adivice on stocking from a SW expert as I have no experience with salties..I just know it works well for my FW fishies

LeenBeth · September 7th, 2008

we rearranged the tank a bit...meany george is still being a fish-jerk and poor HAL ( hides a lot) is hiding behind the thermometer and wherever she can go....
tomorrow after work I am going to pick up a few more of the same kind.....
there are 2 now...was thinking 3 more? same kind?

COBettaCouple · September 8th, 2008

Yea, I think you'll need at least 1 more so that you don't have a pecking order with the 1 always being picked on. Seems like a lot of fish species are like that.

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