Fish Help

[djcanis]

Two Questions:
On a previous post, someone told me that, if isolated, my damsels tail will grow back, is this true.
And I recently added a new powerhead to my tank, my clown fish has done nothing but swim in the current directly in front of it. Is this normal?

 

[norcal]

what happened to your damsels tail??? my blue damsel has gotten his tail nipped several times and it always grows back. i also have some clowns and those guys are like constantly swimming...so i wouldnt be worried about it.

 

[djcanis]

another fish has been nipping at it. I built this seperator to isolate the fish, just wanted to make sure I'm not wasting my time

 

[norcal]

well wait to hear from some others before you take it to the bank. my damsel just gets tiny chunks ripped off. but they definetly always grow back.

 

[djcanis]

dumb question, how long do fish take to become full grown?

 

[norcal]

depends on the fish..... some will take years....while others grow fairly quickly. also the better the environment you provide...the more healthy they will be and the more quickly/ fully they will grow. poor care can stunt their growth from what i understand.

 

[djcanis]

take a look, there is a pic posted of the fishes tail on the thread How Do I Make It Stop, believe it's around page 4 or 5

 

[murph]

I have two damsels in my tank while it cycles (ya I know not such a popular thing around here; carry over habit from my fresh water days and the last time I do it; promise.)
The blue had a nip out of its tail when I brought him home from the LFS. Even in the less than optimal conditions of a cycling tank his tail nip has almost completely healed and its only the 14th day of the cycle.
MY guess is your damsels tail will grow back.

 

[djcanis]

I went McGuyver last nigh and built a large seperator for him, it's made out of waterproof and screen. I have it in there after the suggestion of the strawberry basket. It's ghetto but it works. I have dubed it the pope hat cause it looks like the popes hat. I'll post a pic soon so you all can laugh.

 

[djcanis]

Here it is, THE POPUS HATICUS!!!! Laugh it up, it's funny, but it's working!!!!