Okay, hopefully he does make it through the night, so I can try to nurse him back to health. I will get antibiotics tomorrow. I was told he was a Pink Blue Anthias when I got him at my local fish store. Also I looked up that damselfish, it has the body type, but the color is off. My fish is blue in the front and pink in the back. What antibiotics would you recommend?
It is a Smith's damselfish, also called a pink damsel. I was wrong, its Pomacentrus smithi, not Neopomacentrus. Does the other one have the same coloration? If so, that explains everything because although they live in groups in the ocean, in aquariums, two fish will fight each other. You might want to contact the store, because this fish is usually much less expensive than a anthias would be. I think these retail for around $15
He didn't make it through the night. But good to know, and the store had them for sale for 9.99 each. I got 4 of them. So now there are 3 in my tank.
I have 3 now, but I just found of that it's a damselfish. I'm new and I didn't question the fish store.
Don't feel bad. I once had a fish store tell me an anthias was a "pink chromis". LOL I should have bought them before the owner corrected the new kid. LOL Maybe I should go back and try to convince them that a Gem Tang is just a really flat black polka dotted chromis?
Yes then you can get a tang for way less!!
If it was sold as an anthias, you have money coming back to you. Store should have more than caught that !!
The store sold them to me for $10 and I've had them since September. I don't know why they were confused what fish they are.
