Hidding or Missing?

[Lawrence]

Dear All,

I just set up my tank about 3 weeks & got 3 damsels fishes, blue damsel, 3 stripe black & white damsel & a 3 dot damsel. But i notice my 3 dot damsel is not in sight for 2 days oredi... should i take out the LR to check or should i leave it alone cos i notice my amonia level went up to 8mg/l.

Pls advise what should i do??

[Regal]

IMO , U 3 dot damsel are died ??? If the LR are easy to remove it, then take out & have a look......

[giantbicycle]

Wha so many damsel..hehe beware

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

most damsel swim around .... dont not hide unless they are stress......

[Kalib]

My damsel swims around almost all the time, rarely see it hiding. Even if it hides, its only for awhile before it swims back out.

Think its better you take out the LR and look for the dead body. Sounds very much to me that the fish died and is now decaying in the tank, thus the high level of ammonia. I think a partial water change would be a good idea as well to reduce the ammonia.

[Lawrence]

Dear All,

I have just check the LR but no sign of my 3 dot damsel but my other 2 damsels is still around... wah david copperfield damsel.. but i notice a small crab in my LR is o.k to keep the crab?

I have also change half of water but notice the hydrometer is still 1.10 water level is above the green lei, pls advise!

[aStRoBo|]

Remove part of ur water..and replace it with fresh water(de-chlorinated) to lower the salinity..as for ur damsel..maybe u forgotten the number of damels u bought..lol..juz a moment of relaxing..no harm!

[chrislwp]

Dear All,

I have just check the LR but no sign of my 3 dot damsel but my other 2 damsels is still around... wah david copperfield damsel.. but i notice a small crab in my LR is o.k to keep the crab?

I have also change half of water but notice the hydrometer is still 1.10 water level is above the green lei, pls advise!

You mentioned you have a small crab, I think ur damsel is in your fish and crab stomach already.

One of my damsel also missing, last night saw the fish biting the remaining skeleton. So not only crab, shrimp is eating, damsel and tang also eating.

[blacknails]

Yup yup... your damsel is already dead and digested... If other fish disappear cause of hiding I believe but damsel not very likely... It's either stressed (cause of improper salinity) or dead...

And for your 2 otehr damsels.. I believe that after they settled in they will start fighting so look out for that and good luck..

[Dispar_Anthias]

Ammonia at 8mg/l, IMo suggets you complete the cycle in your tank before adding anymore htings, pls stop killing poor fishes..... with 8mg, almost any fish that eneter the tank will die.