my damsel seems like hes breathing heavy?

[marine7198]

i have a yellowtail damsel fairly new about 1 week old, swims around like a wild man, eats alot, very colorful, but he opens his mouth about 1 time per second is that normal his gills match the speed of his mouth. how can i monitor his breathing? i thought fish use there gills only i wasnt sure if opening there mouth to suck in water/oxygen was normal or not?

 

[zshain012]

IDK about your fish but my fish opens his mouth all the time. It seems normal to me

 

[marine7198]

ok, that makes me feel better, i just wasnt sure. thanx

 

[snakeblitz33]

You can take damsels and throw then against the wall and put them back in your tank and they will act like nothing ever happened.
Have fun!