playful Dory

Rainbird · Sep 3, 2020

Check out my blue tang, just noticed this and wondered if this was a playful behaviour or something else

fishguy242 · Sep 3, 2020

hi,seems somewhat aggresive behavior ,not to be mean,these fish need a larger tank for sure

saltyhog · Sep 3, 2020

Do you mean the behavior with picking up what appeared to be part of a shell and dropping it and picking it up again? Hard to say if that's really playful behavior. It could be feeding behavior or just boredom.

Hincapiej4 · Sep 3, 2020

holy****. that tank is too small. Thats aggression probably brought on by stress. It's outgrown the tank

Hincapiej4 · Sep 3, 2020

Your wrasse is stressed too

mborn · Sep 3, 2020

That’s normal behavior for them to pickup small things and move them. I had to hunt for a few frags I placed too close to my regals favorite hiding spots and then realized I had to fasten them down once I caught my fish moving them. Mine seems to like to keep it’s hiding spots unblocked and free of debris for quick access.

Hincapiej4 · Sep 3, 2020

mborn said:
That’s normal behavior for them to pickup small things and move them. I had to hunt for a few frags I placed too close to my regals favorite hiding spots and then realized I had to fasten them down once I caught my fish moving them. Mine seems to like to keep it’s hiding spots unblocked and free of debris for quick access.

My watchman goby does this to their hole.

Rainbird · Sep 3, 2020

fishguy242 said:
hi,seems somewhat aggresive behavior ,not to be mean,these fish need a larger tank for sure

yes its a 60L tank, i usually do water changes every week & clean tank once a month, looking for a bigger tank..there is only 1 supplier in town, thanks for the info

Rainbird · Sep 3, 2020

Hincapiej4 said:
holy****. that tank is too small. Thats aggression probably brought on by stress. It's outgrown the tank

thank you, looking for a bigger tank, we have only1 tank supplier in town and ordered a bigger tank, this one is 60L and i do weekly water changes, we live next to the sea so saltwater is easy to get...hopefully tank supplier can deliver within the week

Hincapiej4 · Sep 3, 2020

Rainbird said:
thank you, looking for a bigger tank, we have only1 tank supplier in town and ordered a bigger tank, this one is 60L and i do weekly water changes, we live next to the sea so saltwater is easy to get...hopefully tank supplier can deliver within the week

Just try to make sure they have as much open swimming room as possible. And plenty of nori or algae to graze