beatin up fish

What size tank is this ?

 

What's a "strawberry garmen" ?

 

Without real names I'm not sure what you're referring to. You need to remove the injured fish or the aggressive one though. Treat the injured fish with Pima and Melafix to prevent any infections and aid in fin regrowth.

 

you sure you identified the right killer/culprit? The reason I'm asking is alot of these can be highly aggressive (clowns can be extremely mean/defensive of areas, tangs are notorious harassers, and the flame we had for the last year would attack and start to shred every fish we added to our tank... even ones 3x longer then him! the flames aren't normally that aggressive though, ours was particularly mean) I'd trust the chromis, goby, and the royal though...

 

Although this can be common, I don't 100% agree... I think many tanks can balance a good selection of fish with minimal to non-existent stress. The tank just needs to be large enough for the combination in question, with a good variety of diets, and plenty of hiding places, relatively compatible specimens selected and in some cases enough to pre-occupy them (ie controllable power heads, wave makers, etc)

 

Regarding size/condition - large, properly decorated tanks with high water quality, tailored to the specimens kept has been a clearly documented way to reduce fish stress. That's only one part though - your absolutely right that it wont remove stress from having a predator housed close by. Proper aggressive feeding DOES minimize aggression from predators though, and if your selecting relatively compatible fish, predation is rarely an issue (not 100% guaranteed of course, every individual fish can have it's own quirky personality... but why would someone house a likely predator/prey combination in a tank?)

I guess all I'm saying is that stress can be reduced to a non-issue for all inhabitants, if 1-the tank provides space and needs for the amount/type of fish stocked, 2-dietary needs are met, and 3-compatible fish are housed together. I should have mentioned this as well - since each fish can have it's own quirks... it does take a responsible aquarist that will separate or remove individual fish that become prone to harassing others. I do not agree with the mentality that all tanks have some fish stressed out in them and that it's "OK" to just leave things be while particular fish get harassed until they succumb to some ailment.

 

Also I hope my posts aren't being taken personally... their primary intention is to promote well being for the fish and success for aquarists, and aren't intended as personal attacks ... just a debate/disagreement of sorts on views on this subject.

If I'm actually offending - please accept my apologies.