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07/15/2002, 11:23 AM
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Help with aggressive tang!!
Hi, all. I have a 75 gallon tank that I just added two good sized pj cardinals to Saturday. Problem is yellow tang is being VERY aggressive to them! He will chase them - not constantly - but enough that they're sure trying to stay out of the way. They are not eating real good either, which worries me as we recently lost a couple of clownfish because they wouldn't eat. I know sometimes it takes a couple of days to settle in, but I'm worried the tang is scaring them so bad they won't eat. I thought tangs were only supposed to be aggressive to other tangs!! Anyway, other inhabitants are a yellowtail and humbug damsel that aren't even coming near the cardinals, and some snails, crabs and shrimp. I have a 1o-gallon Q-tank but I don't think it's ready to put anything into. I have a "critter keeper" I could put cardinals in and keep them in same tank with tang, but tang couldn't get to them but I'm scared that would really stress the cardinals.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!  Cathy |
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07/15/2002, 11:40 AM
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Yellow tangs can be very aggressive towards any new addition in the tank. Once that tang is established anything new is just in "his space". As far as he's concerned these two new cardinals are interlopers that NEED to be find their own home.
One thing that might help is to completely rearrange the tank and all the rocks when you add new fish. This kind of sets the mentality that it's a new area, screws up all the established territories and might help. Best to do this with the lights off though. daveR
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07/15/2002, 02:11 PM
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07/15/2002, 02:40 PM
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