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11/03/2005, 08:31 PM
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HELP!!! Aggressive fish
OkI have a yellow tang.... happy, healthy, ect.
I just bought a threadfin butterfly fish... doing great... healthy , happy ect. About 20 min after introducing him to the tank the YT is attaking him with his bone. He hasnt actually hurt him yet... will he? should I seperate them? Is he just showing him that he is more domanant? I knew that Tangs could not be mixed with other tangs... but never buterflies HELP!!!
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11/03/2005, 08:45 PM
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My YT did this when I first introduced my foxface. he would swim up beside him and quickly slap his tail/scalple a few times. It looked to me to be more of a threat than anything else. It soon stopped and they got along fine.
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11/03/2005, 08:47 PM
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ok thanks for the info... makes me feel a little relieved.
I turned the lights off they seem to be a little better. Thanks u again
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11/04/2005, 05:43 AM
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Cutester,
Pretty much any Tang, but definitely yellows or purples should always be the last fish added to a tank. They are territorial, and very tough when it comes to a new, scared fish being added. Your tank size is not going to help your efforts to squelch the aggression, either. A good idea that might help would be to remove the Tang and the Butterfly (Butterfly might be able to stay in, but I'd play it safe and take them both out), rearrange your rocks, pumps heaters whatever you have in there. Then, put the BUTTERFLY in, allow him ample time to adopt his own territory, and several hours later, put the Tang back. This will hopefully confuse the Tang into thinking he's in a new environment, and everyone else was there first.
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11/04/2005, 07:39 PM
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okhavent updated my info sorry... I now have a 75 gal. But I had to get rid of the YT. He cut up the butterfly so bad. I put stress coat in and he seems to be doing ok now. Maybe Ill try a yellow tang in a few weeks. I never thought about rearranging the rocks and stuff though... Ill keep that in mind for next time. (good idea Larry ty) Ty all for the info
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11/04/2005, 07:45 PM
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rearranging "could" do the trick....great advice from DgenR8
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