hippo trouble
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srfisher17
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Originally Posted by dabudkrew
i just bought a tiny hippo and my damssels are harrasing it, this has happened before with my clownfish how long will this happen or how can i make them stop, i dont want anything happen to it, thanks
Damsel problems are probably the most common post on this site; many people just trying to figure how to get them out. As long as you have those little monsters, you're going to have very limited choices as to tankmates.
i just bought a tiny hippo and my damssels are harrasing it, this has happened before with my clownfish how long will this happen or how can i make them stop, i dont want anything happen to it, thanks
Damsel problems are probably the most common post on this site; many people just trying to figure how to get them out. As long as you have those little monsters, you're going to have very limited choices as to tankmates.
bexleyfish
Member
get rid of the damsels, I had them only long enough to make sure my expensive fish wouldn't die. Damsels work for the devil
bexleyfish
Member
Your LFS will take them off your hands and you end up losing $10 instead of 30-40 for the hippo
srfisher17
Active Member
Originally Posted by azfishgal
I wouldn't pay $1 for a damsel. Come to think of it, you couldn't give me one for free.
I'll take the free ones; good SW feeders for my Lion. On the serious side; I wonder how much of this damsel trouble is caused by LFSs encouraging new tank owners to cycle with damsels, rather than just a dead shrimp?
I wouldn't pay $1 for a damsel. Come to think of it, you couldn't give me one for free.
I'll take the free ones; good SW feeders for my Lion. On the serious side; I wonder how much of this damsel trouble is caused by LFSs encouraging new tank owners to cycle with damsels, rather than just a dead shrimp?
ccampbell57
Active Member
Originally Posted by dabudkrew
i just bought a tiny hippo and my damssels are harrasing it, this has happened before with my clownfish how long will this happen or how can i make them stop, i dont want anything happen to it, thanks
Years back, I started my 75 with a striped and 2 blue devil damsils. I put in my prized hippo tang that was worth 10 times the other fish put together and they immediatly started to attack her. I freaked out too, but I gave it a month and the tang fought back and put them in their place.
I still have the tang, but no damsels
i just bought a tiny hippo and my damssels are harrasing it, this has happened before with my clownfish how long will this happen or how can i make them stop, i dont want anything happen to it, thanks
Years back, I started my 75 with a striped and 2 blue devil damsils. I put in my prized hippo tang that was worth 10 times the other fish put together and they immediatly started to attack her. I freaked out too, but I gave it a month and the tang fought back and put them in their place.
I still have the tang, but no damsels
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nemo_66
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you have a hippo. your pretty brave. those things get huge! i didnt think they were saltwater. 
get it, its a joke, you know, hippo.
on the serious side, i would just take the LR out, catch the damsels instead of taking the chance of the hippo fighting back. or, you could buy a fish trap, which is on this site or your LFS
get it, its a joke, you know, hippo.on the serious side, i would just take the LR out, catch the damsels instead of taking the chance of the hippo fighting back. or, you could buy a fish trap, which is on this site or your LFS
pco1988
Member
Just give him some time, you just got out the damsels and they created a lot of stress. I wouldn't be alarmed until it has become 3-4 days and still hasn't eaten. Also make sure the food is small enough for him to eat. I have a few hippos in my tanks that size and will only eat tiny little pieces.
stanlalee
Active Member
feed it emerald entree and other omnivore food with vegitation and meat content. Hippo tangs that size feed off of zooplankton. Nothing remotely simular in size has any business going in with established damsels (including other damsels) except perhaps psuedochromis which are probably worse