hogfish and coral beauty being bullies, advice please

sabazerehi · 12/07/2008, 07:53 PM

i got a new filamented flasher wrasse this weekend and my yellow candy hogfish and coral beauty are being pretty mean to it. the poor thing keeps wanting to come out of hiding but the two fish keep chasing it back into it's hole. i thought they were supposed to be peaceful fish, i'm a little surprised at their reaction, i'm sure their a little territorial, but i just want to know will they let up? anything i can do? thanks

sabazerehi · 12/07/2008, 09:04 PM

bump

amstar · 12/07/2008, 09:34 PM

In the past I have taken the fish that are the agressive ones (in your case the coral beauty and hogfish) out and placed them in the sump for a few days. I also moved some rock-work around.

when I put the agressive fish back in, i have had no problem. Had to do this with a tang before

12/07/2008, 07:53 PM	#1
sabazerehi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, 90049 Posts: 2,491	hogfish and coral beauty being bullies, advice please i got a new filamented flasher wrasse this weekend and my yellow candy hogfish and coral beauty are being pretty mean to it. the poor thing keeps wanting to come out of hiding but the two fish keep chasing it back into it's hole. i thought they were supposed to be peaceful fish, i'm a little surprised at their reaction, i'm sure their a little territorial, but i just want to know will they let up? anything i can do? thanks

12/07/2008, 09:04 PM	#2
sabazerehi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, 90049 Posts: 2,491	bump

12/07/2008, 09:34 PM	#3
amstar Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 745	In the past I have taken the fish that are the agressive ones (in your case the coral beauty and hogfish) out and placed them in the sump for a few days. I also moved some rock-work around. when I put the agressive fish back in, i have had no problem. Had to do this with a tang before