what is this fish doing??????

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  1. TBELT

    TBELT Ritteri Anemone

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    All of a sudden my blue damsel is tearing up the sand. It swims to the bottom, points its head up and then wiggles its tail and blows sand all over. I am getting lillte sand mountains everywhere. Does anybody know why this is happening? It was kinda funny at first but not any more.

    Thanks for any input.
     
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Normal for blue damsels. They try to flush up extra food from the sand.
     
  4. TBELT

    TBELT Ritteri Anemone

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    Thanks.
     
  5. brettwest

    brettwest Spaghetti Worm

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    both my damsel and clarkii clown do that,its a real pain fixing the sand all the time.
     
  6. JayTropical

    JayTropical Purple Spiny Lobster

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    my clown does this aswell. not much you can do about it.