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02-28-2007, 09:22 PM
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Dither fish are fish used to reassure other fish in your tank., letting them know that every thing is okay simply by their behavior... dither fish are usually a schooling type fish that the more skittish members of the tank can see swimming about freely and thereby get the sense that every thing is okay... not a species of fish particularly but more of a job function i suppose......
i would still give your gramma more time to adapt before rushing out and buying more fish though... hiding for five days is not too long in the grand scheme of things if you look long term.... good luck
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02-28-2007, 09:47 PM
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I have to agree with everyone else. I have a one that is now very large. But its also one of the most timid of all members of the tank. If you peek at the tank he moves about quite freely, if there is alot of movement in front of the tank, he goes into hiding. However, he will defend his territory once its established and kinda stick around to that place.
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02-28-2007, 09:55 PM
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Would a school of green chromis's act as good "dither fish"?
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03-01-2007, 02:32 AM
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Yeah if I had to get dither fish what would you recommend with my clowns?
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03-01-2007, 03:42 AM
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03-01-2007, 05:35 AM
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My royal gramma's always been timid. One time when rearranging my rockwork, I pulled a rock out, put it on the tarp on the floor, and when I was putting it back in the water, I discovered he was nestled up in the rock. Thankfully the rock was only out of the tank for about 40 seconds or so.
My sixline wrasses were more adventurous than the gramma in their first two hours than the gramma was in his first two months.
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03-01-2007, 02:24 PM
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Are there any other fish other then chromis that can act as a dither fish? My boyfriend doesn't like the chromis's (don't ask me why). How many dither fish should I get? My tank is only 40 gallons. By the way I still haven't seen my fish!
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03-01-2007, 08:19 PM
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Royal Gramma
Um, just a thought - royal grammas are notorious jumpers. Is your tank lid secure? Have you looked for him around the tank? I know that the lady I bought my little reef tank from had a royal gramma jump out of there and die before they found him.
I truly hope this is not the case!
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03-01-2007, 09:05 PM
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We DO NOT have a lid so he could have jumped out I guess. I looked around the tank but couldn't see anything
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