Pbt and Damsel

[mmmmmm773]

My Pbt is really being weird with my damsel. Theres a bunch of scratches on him and all i ever capture is this weird behavior. (Video)

Can anyone explain? Theres scratches all over the damsel.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Is it me or does that domino look beat up?

Since its a PBT, I'd lean heavy towards tang aggro. Thats a mean damsel (IME) but that tang is much bigger and I bet it was home for it first before the domino was introduced.

 

[mmmmmm773]

Is it me or does that domino look beat up?

Since its a PBT, I'd lean heavy towards tang aggro. Thats a mean damsel (IME) but that tang is much bigger and I bet it was home for it first before the domino was introduced.

The domino is beat up, the domino was in there for a year and yesterday i introduced the pbt and this is the behavior im recieving.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

The domino is beat up, the domino was in there for a year and yesterday i introduced the pbt and this is the behavior im recieving.

Aggro... Good luck with that. May need to pick what you want to keep. BTW if thats what your seeing from the PBT, its prolly not going to get better.

 

[Pickle_soup]

That's not terrible by PBT standards, but it still sucks. How is he doing with other fish?

 

[mmmmmm773]

That's not terrible by PBT standards, but it still sucks. How is he doing with other fish?

All other fish besides my damsels and wrasse is great. When the wrasse peaks up from the sand, the dude was totally trying to murder him. Chased him around for abit. Damsels have some fins and scales missing though.

 

[mmmmmm773]

Aggro... Good luck with that. May need to pick what you want to keep. BTW if thats what your seeing from the PBT, its prolly not going to get better.

Yeah, was thinking about returning him sadly. (The pbt)

 

[areefer01]

I'd throw up a mirror to see if it helps. Higher in the display.

Too late for trapping and using an acclimation box but as a few said already PBT can be aggressive. Mirror or rehome the PBT.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I forgot to ask, how big is your display? It does make a difference imho and also stuff that pig of a fish with food, it may help, lol.

 

[Pickle_soup]

Yeah, was thinking about returning him sadly. (The pbt)

I have a PBT, in a tank that he thinks it's his. When I added him, I had no problems with him about 6-8 years ago. I don't remember. He is only 1 of 2 fish that survived a delayed downsizing. He is together with a Yellow Tang, and although smaller, it's clear that he wants that tank to be his. I added new fish, and for the most part, he was okay except for chasing a juvenile Heniochus mercilessly. 3 Days in and most of the aggression is now gone. Occasionally he will chase him, but not as often and not as aggressively. I like this fish, it's beautiful, but once he is dead, I am not getting another one. Not worth the trouble in a 125. Give it a couple of days, he may come down a bit, once he establishes his dominance.

 

[mmmmmm773]

I'd throw up a mirror to see if it helps. Higher in the display.

Too late for trapping and using an acclimation box but as a few said already PBT can be aggressive. Mirror or rehome the PBT.

Thinking about rehoming him to get a foxface or a little 0.5inch little hippo. But my tank is 100 gallons so when he is like 5 or 6 inches ill exchange him.
Will try though!

 

[mmmmmm773]

I forgot to ask, how big is your display? It does make a difference imho and also stuff that pig of a fish with food, it may help, lol.

For sure, i feed him alot and he has a crap ton of algea to feast on. Ik an algea only diet is very bad so i feed him clams and flakes, sometimes shrimp. Tank is a little smaller at 100 gallons though.

 

[mmmmmm773]

I have a PBT, in a tank that he thinks it's his. When I added him, I had no problems with him about 6-8 years ago. I don't remember. He is only 1 of 2 fish that survived a delayed downsizing. He is together with a Yellow Tang, and although smaller, it's clear that he wants that tank to be his. I added new fish, and for the most part, he was okay except for chasing a juvenile Heniochus mercilessly. 3 Days in and most of the aggression is now gone. Occasionally he will chase him, but not as often and not as aggressively. I like this fish, it's beautiful, but once he is dead, I am not getting another one. Not worth the trouble in a 125. Give it a couple of days, he may come down a bit, once he establishes his dominance.

Ill try giving it 2 or 3 more days, if by this weekend its still terrible, ill be rehoming him.

 

[blaxsun]

You just need to get a bigger, meaner fish to keep the tang in line.

I have a domino damsel (well, 4 different damsel species if we're counting) and the domino is actually one of the more laid back damsels in my tank. I also have 4 tangs and they all get along swimmingly. It's 160 gallons with a lot of hiding spaces and everyone has their own "lair", so that's probably half the battle.

 

[areefer01]

Thinking about rehoming him to get a foxface or a little 0.5inch little hippo. But my tank is 100 gallons so when he is like 5 or 6 inches ill exchange him.
Will try though!

Note I am not judging. Just wanted to preference that up front. Now if you haven't given it any thought maybe consider the part about exchanging down the road when you feel it outgrew the display and catching it. It may be easy. It may be difficult. It could be a huge task such that you have to remove things to net.

Stress for you. Stress for the animals. That sort of thing. Something to consider. Or you could have the opposite side effect such that you upgrade. Something I'm doing now due to my Gold Lined Rabbitfish growing large as are the Pink Square Anthias.

Hippo's are nice btw.

 

[mmmmmm773]

Note I am not judging. Just wanted to preference that up front. Now if you haven't given it any thought maybe consider the part about exchanging down the road when you feel it outgrew the display and catching it. It may be easy. It may be difficult. It could be a huge task such that you have to remove things to net.

Stress for you. Stress for the animals. That sort of thing. Something to consider. Or you could have the opposite side effect such that you upgrade. Something I'm doing now due to my Gold Lined Rabbitfish growing large as are the Pink Square Anthias.

Hippo's are nice btw.

True, but usually every fish i have as of now is used to me, my hand, and the net. I was trying to catch some fish recently and they non stop kept swimming in the net. So it may not be that big of a problem but we'll see. Thanks for your input

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Note I am not judging. Just wanted to preference that up front. Now if you haven't given it any thought maybe consider the part about exchanging down the road when you feel it outgrew the display and catching it. It may be easy. It may be difficult. It could be a huge task such that you have to remove things to net.

Stress for you. Stress for the animals. That sort of thing. Something to consider. Or you could have the opposite side effect such that you upgrade. Something I'm doing now due to my Gold Lined Rabbitfish growing large as are the Pink Square Anthias.

Hippo's are nice btw.

I second the Hippo over the PBT.

I had to rehome a goldspot rabbit also.... It got lets say, large.

 

[littlefoxx]

This PBT sounds really unhappy if he is terrorizing the tank like this ot he is just a mega D. My PBT is growing like a weed but shes chill when I add new fish; shes got her corner of the tank. He just might not be a good fit in your tank unfortunately, hope your damsel is okay