yellowtail blue damsel/So boring!!

[scrapman]

ps help...
What kind of toys should I give to my only yellow tail blue damsel to make him (her) a full member of my 90 gal (5 chromis/2 clowns)??
He's so boring... swimming at the mid-bottom, catching only the food leftover, almost never swimming with the other, never venturing more than a few inches from his hole...
How boring is that?
Thank you

 

[payton 350]

the rest of the 'clan' probably doesn't want to accept him into their click.

 

[scrapman]

So.... What should I do??

 

[payton 350]

Originally Posted by scrapman
So.... What should I do??
He's a fish what do you expect it to do cartwheels..j/k if he's not bothering any fish and no other are picking on him just leave him and let him be....i don't know what else to tell ya

 

[scrapman]

Thank you Payton 350.
You are right.... but I'm a little disappointed by his lack of joining/socializing.

 

[daninct]

I had a YT damsel for about a year and what you describe is all he/she did. It staked out a nice place and lived to defend its turf. It ate, swam a bit, and hid out in its cave. That was its personality.

 

[renogaw]

if i were to get a damsel i'd probably end up getting a yellowtail. a book i have though does say it is better kept in groups or a pair (if you can figure out male/female).

 

[ice4ice]

ROFLMAO @ Payton 350.

 

[scottie]

i believe damsels like chromis like to be in schools

 

[surfinusa]

they look really cool in groups and are more active in them too :happyfish

 

[scrapman]

OK I'm going to give him(her) a partner. He's been by himself for 3 weeks. How is he going to accept his new tankmate?

 

[mrmike]

I started with 5 yellowtail damsels. Eventually two died. I added two more and the three remaining killed them in a day. I guess they didn't want them in their terrority. You might want to add more than one.