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    Posted: September 02 2014 at 8:57pm
I think my anthias attacked my tile fish while I was gone he had been chasing him and our gobbie and when we came home he is laying on his side at the bottom of the tank but still breathing. What can I do? My phone number is 8017550843. Can I put him in our sump with the plants to get better?

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Yes. That's a great temporary purpose for a Refugium.
It's also likely that the Tilefish was just not doing well anyway. An Anthia would be prone to picking on a fish that is unhealthy and just taking up space in it's territory. Now that it's almost gone, I'll bet the Anthia is ignoring it, right?
Tilefish are slow eaters, while Athias are extremely fast eaters. Depending on which Tilefish this is, it may have starved because it wasn't fast enough to get enough food.
I'll text or call right now.

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Spoke with blytle. The fish passed away last night, soon after being placed in the Refugium. He is happy to have found our site and club. Probably coming to the Frag Fest. Party
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I'm sorry to hear this! But I'm glad you found us!

That's really odd for an anthias to go after a tilefish. They usually have a near-symbiotic relationship. What type of anthias and tilefish? How big is your tank?
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A square anthias and a flashing tile fish. It was sad vecause he was one of the few that would eat in captivity
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