Fish Fighting Their Own Reflection

[dogstar]

Many of you may know I have a nice selection of different types fish and they get along quite well. BUT...
My 6 in. Hippo is constantly fighting is own reflection in the tank. Mostly on the right side wall. It goes at it off and on all day biteing and tail slapping the side. It does not seem to be causeing any injury or stress to a point of ick or anything, just looks stupid. But I do worry that it could injure itself or get sick. It started doing this about 4 months ago.
" Any one have any ideas or tricks to get it to stop. "
I thought it would relize that its not really a fish and stop after a while but it hasn't. Its the only one of my fish that does this.

 

[rgmason]

What i found to stop the fighting in the glass dog personally for myself when my sohal's would do it is for a couple of days i would tape a white piece of paper to the glass nothing shiney and it worked for me

 

[rgmason]

Where abouts in Florida do you live? If you dont mind me asking.
:happy:

 

[dogstar]

White paper, OK, thanks.
I will try it becuse I did try black paper already and that did not stop it. Did you have to leave the white paper there or could you remove it later and the fish did not start back?
I live near Ft. Lauderdale.

 

[sandman1966]

i had a mirror behind my tank a while back and the boxfish i had would swim back and forth all day staring at his reflection it was hilarious he loved that mirror. this pic is kind of old i have purchased new lighting, skimmer etc.... since i took this pic the only

 

[rgmason]

I left the White paper there for like 3 days or so i think and he was done

 

[rgmason]

Because here in about six month im moving to Fort Meyers beach with My fiance and my mom and was trying to get a game plan of good lfs

 

[rgmason]

Sandman do you have any closeups of your tank

 

[sandman1966]

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[sw65galma]

My yellow tang does that...and also my lawnmover blennie...
The yellow i've seen get a little red on his tail...
Do you have a grounding probe? I noticed my tangs all calmed down with the probe......

 

[dogstar]

Yep, I have a ground probe. Thanks though, good thought.
All the other fish and other tangs dont do it. Just the one wacko hippo.
rgmason, welcome to Fl.

 

[ebsochin]

Dogstar- Have you tried placing a nice size piece of LR in that area? That would keep the hippo from doing that permenantly, unless it was able to get behind the rock. Just a thought. I would go with the white paper suggestion and if that doesn't work, move one of your pieces of LR. I know easier said than done. Anyway just my $.02

 

[dogstar]

Thanks for the thought OCHIN,
That would be a lot of rock to block off that wall (20 x 28 in.) and I dont really want to take away any more swimming room in the tank with all the fish I have. Plus the tanks acrylic and I cant put rock up against it.

 

[ebsochin]

Roger that. Good luck with the paper then.