baron1282
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So I decided to put my new Yellow Foxface Lo into my tank today, and things went smoothly for the acclimation part.
I turned off the lights on the tank, and for the most part the fish are leaving the new guy alone, but not my Yellow Tang.
Nope, the Tang decided it was time to attack. He is whipping the poor fish with his tail barb. Not too much, he does leave my new guy alone, but when he sees him he is going after him. It's not like the Foxface can't hide.
I guess my question is, I know that some aggression is going to be normal, but when should I start to do something about it? How long should I let the fish work out their differences? I know the pecking order needs to be put into place, but I don't want this fish to die. I would rather take it back and try something else, than to have it die on me.
Right now the tank is dark. I don't want to move any rocks, but I know where the Tangs spot is and I can move the one rock around. This is the first time I have had any aggression. I was not expecting it from my Tang. I thought my Lyretail wrasse would be the issue, not the tang.
I turned off the lights on the tank, and for the most part the fish are leaving the new guy alone, but not my Yellow Tang.
Nope, the Tang decided it was time to attack. He is whipping the poor fish with his tail barb. Not too much, he does leave my new guy alone, but when he sees him he is going after him. It's not like the Foxface can't hide.
I guess my question is, I know that some aggression is going to be normal, but when should I start to do something about it? How long should I let the fish work out their differences? I know the pecking order needs to be put into place, but I don't want this fish to die. I would rather take it back and try something else, than to have it die on me.
Right now the tank is dark. I don't want to move any rocks, but I know where the Tangs spot is and I can move the one rock around. This is the first time I have had any aggression. I was not expecting it from my Tang. I thought my Lyretail wrasse would be the issue, not the tang.