Does anyone know what's wrong with my 2 damsel fish

[aidancoby13]

the top picture is my damsel that has a puffy eye and the bottom picture is my other damsel that is dying

 

[blaxsun]

You should provide a few more details, such as your water parameters, how long you've had these fish, what other behavior you've noticed, ie: stressed, not eating, aggression, etc. If they have other tank mates that could also be helpful (along with their condition).

 

[RedReefer]

They look beat up!!!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

the top picture is my damsel that has a puffy eye and the bottom picture is my other damsel that is dying

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

The second one that is dying has definitely been attacked by another fish. I can't tell about the first one, but one scenario would be: the two damselfish have been fighting, with the second one catching the brunt of the injuries. He got a few good licks in though, so the first one has some damage as well.

What other fish do you have in the tank?
I try to avoid multiple damselfish, even in a larger tank they may fight.

Jay

 

[tanglover13]

@Jay Hemdal the same is happening with my yellow tail blue damsel I have breeder boxed him but he is like not swimming and he has his tail up can I save him it is my stupid black female clownfish but It was one of my first ever fish so I am to attached to him but might have to get rid of him

 

[tanglover13]

@vetteguy53081

 

[exnisstech]

Edit: @aidancoby13 Jay is probably correct. 2 damsels. What size tank and what other inhabitants do you have? A tank pic showing the rock structure is useful also to determine if there are sufficient hiding places.
I keep 1 yellow tail and one yellow belly but it's a 6ft 180g tank.

 

[tanglover13]

It is a 100g but know they are all in my ten gallon my yellow tail in breeder clown in 10 gallon

 

[vetteguy53081]

It is a 100g but know they are all in my ten gallon my yellow tail in breeder clown in 10 gallon

This is an aggression issue and likely from clown, damsel or both, Best way to tell if there is a true aggressor is to
set your cell phone on video mode for about 30 mins and drop a little food and walk away - YOU MUST walk away as they know youre there. Often the aggressor is a bully at feeding time. Review the video and see who it may be

 

[tanglover13]

I know who it is it is my clown trying to kill my yellow tail blue damsel my yellow tail is swimming with face down tail up

 

[tanglover13]

can I save him

 

[tanglover13]

It’s not even that he’s cheap so it does matter it’s still a life no matter the price I took responsibility for it so I need to try and save him

 

[tanglover13]

How can I save him

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

How can I save him

You had replied to an old thread, that can get very confusing.

At this point, you need to upload a clear video of the fish so that we can assess the damage.

 

[tanglover13]

Okay but he does look exactly like that nipped fin and tail and missing scale bus swimming with head down wards I am just at family house i will post a picture today late or tomorrow

 

[tanglover13]

How could I save him or can I

 

[tanglover13]

 

[tanglover13]

How can I save hime

 

[tanglover13]

@Jay Hemdal

 

[tanglover13]

@vetteguy53081