White Damsel hollowing out sand bed as home under rocks.

[Uysster]

I'vr noticed earlier in the week something in my tank moves the aragonitr around.
Since then I moved my white damsel to the dsb since he's a trouble maker in the tank.

Then I noticed the same patterns a day later. So I could confidently say it is him.

But tonight I cought him in the act and managed to get a short clip of him doing this.

 

[Uysster]

 

[Uysster]

Ok so how do I add a vid via the Tapatalk app?

 

[viper357]

Ok so how do I add a vid via the Tapatalk app?

Not sure if Tapatalk does videos? Probably have to upload it to youtube.

 

[Uysster]

Ugh, all that effort for a 4sec clip...
Anyways, do I then just post the link here?

 

[viper357]

Yes, just copy and paste the link into your post.

 

[Uysster]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=em-upload_owner&v=DSlxeShmobM

 

[viper357]

 

[Uysster]

 

[Uysster]

Just tell me how to do that, then I'll try?

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[viper357]

Um, think you have to go into your youtube account and set the video to public, or something like that.

 

[Lord_Blackadder]

Normal damsel behaviour. Quite a few other fish also do it.

 

[Uysster]

Interesting to learn.

 

[Uysster]

Thanks @Lord_Blackadder

 

[Uysster]

Cought it the other evening... the bigger stones it cant move with its tail it picks up with its mouth and then discards is further away.
So interesting.

 

[Uysster]

 

[RiaanP]

building a nest...
Damsels are the opposite of clowns. Biggest are male.

My Blue yellow tail damsel did it a couple of weeks ago and they actually did spawn some eggs.
BYT breeding - Marine Aquariums South Africa

 

[Uysster]

Goed om te weet. :-D

 

[Uysster]

Sal die eiers uitbroei en oorlewe?

 

[RiaanP]

Sal die eiers uitbroei en oorlewe?

They will hatch, but quickly be eaten by everything else in the tank. Same as with clowns.

The male does protect the site against hermits and other smaller fish. But unlucky for mine is that he is by far too small to even try on the big tank mates, they just ignores him. They cannot get into there either so his choice of a home was not that bad.