My hippo tang is nipping at my acans...

[CancerverO]

:irked:

I have this hippo tang for at least 6 months.. never done it before but this weeeked I realized he was nipping at my zoas, acans, micromussa.. :irked:

any idea on how to avoid that or my only option is to sell it ..

I was thinking to buy a clip and put some food there.. I feed my fish every other day... formula one, mysis...

thanks for your help

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Maybe there was some algae around the polyps?

 

[CancerverO]

Maybe there was some algae around the polyps?

I wish !!!
there was no algae..
I feed my acans.. perhaps he realized that inside of them they are mysis..:tongue1:..

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Perhaps.Give him seaweed on a clip more often.

 

[CancerverO]

Perhaps.Give him seaweed on a clip more often.

Thats what I was thinking to do .. cuz he is always looking for food..

 

[ZANYMASTER]

That's what they do Javier.If you still see it doing it,get rid of it then.I've heard of some tangs doing that.

 

[DevIouS]

Gotta evict him or the corals....:happysad:

Some do that.

 

[KathyC]

Why are you only feeding every other day?

 

[CancerverO]

I dont want to overfeed. one day I give them formula one.. the other few mysys..

but Im gonna put some seaweed on a clip.. so hippo can eat anytime he feels like ..

better seaweed than my acans..

 

[KathyC]

So feed less, but on a daily basis.
If he's taken a liking to the mysis you feed to the acans, maybe you should fill him up with it first if it is only that he is trying to take theirs. He may not be interested in the acans at all

 

[CancerverO]

I hope so Kathy.. I really wanna keep the hippo...

 

[KathyC]

I hope so Kathy.. I really wanna keep the hippo...

You have nothing to lose by trying it for a short time..please do let us know if it seems to help.
Poor Hippo may only think that acans grow mysis :spin: ..and it's always a good idea to keep some seaweed in the tank daily for their needs for the vitamins they get from the greens!

 

[CancerverO]

You have nothing to lose by trying it for a short time..please do let us know if it seems to help.
Poor Hippo may only think that acans grow mysis :spin:

lol

I will post the result... or you will see a for sale tread...

 

[Mr.First]

I will bet you that as the Hippo gets bigger he gets more aggresive with your corals.
I had one that "never did it before" then one day I see heim tugging away at my Zoa, and I dont feed them Mysis.

 

[DevIouS]

I warned him above....

 

[CancerverO]

hippo has 3 days to behave.. :shhh: otherwise .. he is out of my tank...
I think he is doing that cuz he is hungry.. everytime I feed the tank he goes crazy for the food... im gonna get the clip and wait.. if I c he keeps doing it.. I will have to sell it...

 

[aznt1217]

My hippo ate a lot of nice zoa polyps... -_-. He won't take veggies either lol.

 

[CancerverO]

My hippo ate a lot of nice zoa polyps... -_-. He won't take veggies either lol.

I hope he is not eating my rasta right now.. cuz he will be out ASAP...:irked:

now Im worry..

 

[lazibonez]

Javier, I think I have told u already. I had the same problem with my hippo nipping on my acans so did my friends. We both had to do a separate tank to hold the acans. After there were no acans, the hippo went after my xenia, what pisses me off is that he didnt actually eat the xenia but spits it out, and cause xenia to grow on different areas of my tank, I rather he just eat it. lol.

I dont think its underfeeding that caused the problem, I see him go after the xenia right after being fed.. All info online saids they are reef safe and peaceful. :scratchch Mine is semi aggressive.

 

[CancerverO]

I remember you told me Alan.. then again I said mine doesnt do that.. wrong!!!!
so either hippo or acans.. mmmmm.. what should I sell?



hippo..