The Hippo Pack!!!!

[Juanfer]

why does color change(their black lines turn white) occurs when they are in a school, have this happen to you ron

 

[ronj]

yep!! i have noticed it on 2 of my hippos..it happened each time i added a fish to the display...the fish that were already in the tank changed colors....i think it is stress related

 

[Juanfer]

two of mine, do it every morning!!!

 

[Scooterman]

The color change of lack of color is normal, these are awesome fish, very hardy but clumsy. In a 125 I fear when they get bigger they will eventually have issues with each other, I'm sure it will take time but they do grow fast.

 

[shallowreef]

My BT does it when he gets PO'd usually his fins all extend and its great for a picture.

 

[shallowreef]

If they grow fast then mine is a dwarf. I have had him for 4yrs and he is only 4.5" long. I wish he would get a little bigger.

 

[ronj]

i had thought about that Scooter...i will just have to get a 240g:badgrin: the yellowbelly is about 4-6" already...one of my other hippos is about 3-4"..the other two are smaller

 

[spongebob lover]

i will just have to get a 240g

why bother with that when you can get Brian's tank .... a 500 something gals would be awesome for you since you like tangs to much .... just think about how many tangs you could put in there :lol: .

i think it's awesome they're swimming all together ... a few months back i wanted to have a school of clowns ( no dood no.... i wasn't talking about Brian, Krish and you :lol: ) but i can't let go off my six line and damsel, so i gave up on the idea.
i Can't wait to see them bigger !!!

 

[Damsel13]

They are awsome! I wonder do they have a leader of the school like dogs have a leader of the pack?



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[class clown]

How Fun - All Swimming Together! Woo Hooo!

 

[ronj]

They are awsome! I wonder do they have a leader of the school like dogs have a leader of the pack?

the powder brown was the leader when i just had 2 other hippos in there..i had to take out the PB to treat him for a bacterial infection..i added the yellowbelly and another hippo..they yellowbelly is the leader now...it will be interesting to see what happens when i put the PB back in!!