I have a 50 galloon tank for about 6 months now and I got 2 black and white stripe damselfish. then I got 2 clown fish. and today I got a hippo tang fish (small). the damselfish are attacking the tang fish and now the tang is just hiding in the tank.(the damsals bothered the clown fish in the begining also and now there ok and the clown fish know not to go near the liverock)
is there anything I should do? will they work it out? and if not what can I do with the damselfish? pet stores wont usually take them...
thanks
Answers:
Most good pet stores should take them back and are mostly only sold to cycle the tank expectinmg to get them back once the tank has cycled. If they wont take them back then you should find a store that is specifically an aquarium store and tell them you have these damsels and the people who sold them to you wont take them back and im sure they would be happy to take them off your hands. This is the reason i always advise people to stay away from cycling with damsels. Next time if you use fish to cycle a tank than use green chromis. They are much more peaceful fish and still very hardy for use to cycle a tank with. They also dont bother any new fish that you might add and in fact they seem to aid "shy" fish to come out of hiding and explore the tank. Hope this helps and good luck finding a store who will take the damsels off your hands. And good luck catching them you may need to buy a trap or make one yourself in order to catch them. If you have any other questions id be happy to help and feel free to email me. Good luck with the tank and hope it all works out for the best.
you could try puting the tang in a net breader untill the damsels are okay with him being around. hippo tangs werent the best choice you should go with sailfin tang or yellow tang. they are alot hardier, and better coloring. p.s. they will not let damsels mess with them.
Damsels are sooo agressive.mean little things.They consider the tank is theres now and will attack anything you put in their.You have two options,you can catch the damsels and trade them in to a pet store for store credit,,this would be your best option because the damsels will harass anything else you add to the tank later..Or you can catch the damsels and put them in a bucket with an air stone for an hour or two,rearrange some of your rock before adding them back to the tank..Sometimes that will calm an aggressive fish..I did this with my yellow tang and it did work,,when she went back in the tank she was so mad at me and tried to hit me with her tail anytime i went near the tank that she forgot the new fish was even in the tank.,
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