fish

[miked78231]

well ive noticed that in the last few days my yellow tailed damsel has been hanging around in the upper right hand corner of the tank. i dont know if he just needs some space, or if hes scared. is this a sign of anything, do i need to be watching out for other signs?

[hobogato]

something is probably picking on him.

[Thunderkat]

Mine did that too when my blue devil went nuts.

[miked78231]

well its been about a week and hes still up there hiding behind the powerhead. he does come out to eat but other then that hes always just there. this cant be healthy. do they eventualy stop this or what.

[miked78231]

well the damsel is still up in the corner and now he looks pretty unhealthy. hes a dark dark blue and hes not as fast as he use to be. oh and hes tail looks pretty messed up. i guess the other fish has been picking on him. is there anything i can do or should i just let nature take its course?

[demodiki]

Place him in a QT and try and nurse him back to health.

[miked78231]

i dont have anything i could use for a QT

[Thunderkat]

If you have a big enough fuge you can try putting all your damsels in the fuge for a few days then move them all back to the main tank (also rearrange your main tank) and they will reestablish territories and maybe stop picking on the new guy. I just recently had to do that because my clownfish were beating up my new tang, I put the clownfish in jail (fuge) for a few days then moved them back, and now all the fish get along nicely.

[miked78231]

i will have to try that whole rearrangin thing. i dont have a fuge or anything. heh heh.... thanks thunderkat