STRESSED OUT FISH... what can I do?

thank all you guys for telling me that i didn't think they were THAT aggressive... but the good news is that my mandarin is active again... yesterday i got home pretty late 1 hour before the light shut off but he was grazing around like normal yay!

 

Good deal. Now you have a better idea of what stress looks like. Just keep an eye on future tankmates.

 

well all the research i did and the people that have done this said no problem..

but i guess that i was will the hawkfish good with mandarin not the mandarin is good w/the hawkfish even tho i explained to everyone this tank is for the mandarin...

oh well thanks for you guy's input

 

A buddy of mine recommended the Falco to me. He said he never had any problems. After I told him mine was dive bombing other fish, he didn't believe me. After a while, he caught his harassing other fish, like his Blue Throat triggers. He had to get rid of it. Hope yours behaves. On the bright side, they are relatively easy to catch in a bottle trap, especially when they are hungry. My Flame Hawk was trying to get in the bottle before I even put food in it. ;D

 

I also had this happen with a mandarin - it had nothing to do with aggression but had to do with food source. I made a rookie mistake and added a mandarin way to early. They are always moving to eat. Is the belly concave? I would add some pods to your refugium and DT. My first mandarin lasted 2 months - I have now had my second for 1 1/2 always eating.
just my 2 cents. good luck they are great fish.

 

thanks but i don't have a fuge and i have a lot of pods ;D