Hi all, about 3 weeks ago I purchased 2 Fiji Damsels, 2 Kupang Damsels, and 1 Yellow Tail and began to quarantine them in my 20g quarantine tank. I got these fish in order for them to be the first fish introduced to my 200g Fowlr system. About 1 week ago one of my Fiji's passed. He was visibly scared of the other fish and would always hide in the corner and I only witnessed him eat once. I found him on his back with his fins torn up pretty bad. A sad day indeed. Now, one of my Kupangs seems to be the next target. His fins are torn up and he isn't swimming too well and has been displaying the same fear as my Fiji. I isolated him by putting him in a floating tupperware and will keep him there indefinitely. My question to all of you is.. Do I have the right idea of what is going on here? And am I treating this the right way? I will also attach the best picture I can get of the little guy at the moment. (In the photo you can see his caudal fin is almost completely taken off) I now know that I probably shouldn't keep 5 of these guys in such a small space together. But I was under the impression that more of them would be better because it would spread out the aggressiveness.
Bullying Damsel
- Thread starter mobyfish
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eastlake
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Do you have anything in there to break up line of sight? While you'll still see aggression from these little fellows because of the space provided and the territorial nature of damselfish, if you put a handful of pvc pipes into the quarantine you'll provide a break in line of sight, places to hide, and territories to stake out instead of there just being the one (20 gallons worth) territory. Plus, the pvc won't absorb any medication should you have to treat for anything.
