Help!!! The other day my fish hid somewhere in a rock hole and isn't coming out! No disease in my aquarium, and it is not getty bullied because it is the most agressive fish in my tank. Didn't see it come out for a whole day, but saw parts of it a couple days ago. The fish is a Bicolor Dottyback. Any Tips?

What are the other fish/livestock? How big is the tank?

let it be

i swear the mods have some sort of bot that generates these threads...

it will come out of hiding if you quit playing in the tank so much

You saw parts of it? For a minute there I was thinking you saw like, chunks of it floating around.

Anyways, not enough information to really give you any advice other than check your water parameters and monitor the tank. Have you changed anything in the tank recently or added anything new?

Behavioral changes in fish are interesting. They're not always bad, but it seems sudden changes in behavior can be linked to stress.
You might also try soaking your food in garlic to try and entice it to come out and eat.

my damsel fish recognizes me......

he hides when anyone else goes near the tank, specially my son

leave it alone, ive had a fish go missing for close to a week once in my old 20...

leave it be, i found my fish in my sump and also later in my overflow. he will come out eventually or at least when your not looking. you got to be like a ninja to see it.

Maybe it's dead.

What parts did you see?

I have a yellowtail damsel and a clownfish. My tank is 14 gallons.

Of course I could be completely wrong, but I'm guessing that you've added something recently to the tank which has caused this hiding behavior. I'm seriously suspecting crowding issues. It doesn't really matter what the fish acted like "normally" as fish often modify their behaviors even based on simple environmental changes. Which fish was added last, and when?

To be honest the tank is a little on the small side for these 3 territorial fish.

If you're set for making it work, give it a few days and be on the lookout for any aggression issues or a fish which seems to be "ping-ponging" all over. If you notice something you could try re-arranging your rock work to reset territories. No guarantees though.

Haha! I thought the same thing!

Did you find your fish yet?