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[monkdaily]

anybody have a combo of coral beauty and blue hippo in their tank. because i have a 3.5in coral beauty and a 1.5in blue hippo and i looks like they are uh... well.....lets say "bumpin uglies" i have never seen ANY fish do this but when i saw these 2 it was unmistakeable wut was going on. has anyone had this happin with these 2 fish befor maybe its because they look similar.

 

[jesses89]

Give it a few days.... the fish that was in first is just establishing its dominance versus the new fish.
I had these, coral beauty and blue hippo in a tank i used to have... tang bullied the new fish for the first few days then they where the bust of buds after it all.

 

[petjunkie]

Tangs fight by whacking their tail spines on other fish, is that kinda like what you're seeing?

 

[monkdaily]

i didnt specify the coral beauty was first in the tank then the a puffer 4 days later anfter 4 more days took the puffer back got the hippo 6 days after that so 14 days later the hippo was added. at first i thought the CB was tail slapping the hippo showing dominance. but in the last 2 days the hippo seems to b horozontal 90o accepting the tail slapping and not running from. which leads me beleive it not tail slapping but "pumping".

 

[jesses89]

More likely so that its a territorial issue, give it a few days.
You said "tail slapping" ... this is something the blue hippo is more likely to do.... since tangs have there spines just before their tails.... tail slapping is how tangs fight... angels have there spines below there gills.... id be worried if your angel was shifting its front sides towards your blue hippo... it could do some serious damage to your small tang,
like i said, just give it a few days... it should work out.

 

[monkdaily]

yeah its the CB doin the "tail slapping" which is why i figured it weird. when the hippo isint cramed in a rock or on its side flirting with a hermit its swimming/hovering right next to the CB. they seem the be best friends the very second i added the hippo to the tank

 

[sepulatian]

They will be fine together in time. What sized tank is this? Keep the lights low while the new fish gets comfortable.

 

[monkdaily]

i know iam gonna get flamed but its a 55. with only 2 fish and a super small tang i got for free when i took my whitespotted puffer back. i figure i got some upgrade time