Bully in the tank

[dromo2189]

I have a six line and a leopard wrasse in my tank. The leopard was added about two weeks ago and six line about 2 months. Today for the first time the six line was chasing and seemed to be bullying the leopard. I never saw any agression from the six line before. And this seems weird considering the leopard is bigger. Is there a way I can stop it?

 

[Sniperhank]

How large is this tank again? Wrasses don't usually get along, so this might not be something that can be solved with time, hiding places, or space to form territory.

 

[dromo2189]

It's a 65 right now but I'm setting up a 150. I just found it weird that they were fine until today.

 

[bribo12]

Leopards are wimps. Six lines are jerks. Maybe over time it may stop but no guarantee. I had to move my leopard to a different tank as my melanurus destroyed him.

 

[dromo2189]

I didn't know if I should put him in the qt tank for a bit or I read u net them

 

[savannafish]

I saw some guy in YouTube dealing with the same thing and he taped a picture of a bigger fish (bigger than the bully) to the tank and they stop fighting... maybe give it a try?

 

[54seaweed]

I keep 3 wrasses in the same tank
1 blue head wrasse
1 red coris wrasse
1 saddle wrasse
every once in a while they will chase one another but it stops after a few minutes
they all are about the same size I knew how it is common for wrasses not get along but they seem to do fairly well together I guess I got lucky
6 line wrasses just bullies in general I had 1 years ago he always picked on anything that was smaller than him usually killing them.

 

[dromo2189]

Yeah I was just shocked cause he always seemed to be shy and kept to himself