Six Line Wrasse picking on the new fish....

AngeloM3 · 05/31/2006, 01:34 PM

hey hey

i have a 50gal thats been set up for about 5 months now. i have had a Firefish and a Six Line Wrasse in there for about 3 months. i just recently added a Neon Blue Goby (which i cant find anymore) and a True Percula Clown about 2 weeks ago. the Six Line Wrasse wont let the Clown get close to the rockwork and he seems to only hang out high in the tank close to the water surface. i also catch the Six Line Wrasse going up to the Clown just to pick on him

i know this is natural until the Clown isnt a "newb" in the tank... but anyone have any tips or tricks to help this process along?

kraze3 · 05/31/2006, 01:47 PM

could try to rearrange the rockwork a lil to throw the wrasse off. Works sometimes.
Where did you buy the neon goby's from, im in RI and recently got some blue neon goby's and only had one survive. So yours may be a goner

jnc914 · 05/31/2006, 02:29 PM

From past experience with both of your issues, neon gobies always tend to mysteriously disappear for some reason. As for the 6-line, changing rock work very seldom works unless you are able to remove the wrasse first and then change up the rock work. They are relatively smart fish and will still recognize the clown as a new inhabitant. I had a six-line that took out a new clown I added to a 90 gallon. Good Luck.

Jason

AngeloM3 · 05/31/2006, 02:30 PM

oh great!

maybe some punishment time in a QT tank for a couple weeks will change the 6-line's attitude!

crumbletop · 05/31/2006, 03:04 PM

Yeah, the QT or the sump

Jack

coker98 · 05/31/2006, 03:06 PM

if you add him to the sump wont he eat all the pods that are in there? just a thought.

crumbletop · 05/31/2006, 03:12 PM

Good thought. That depends on the sump configuration, and what section you put him in...

Jack

05/31/2006, 01:34 PM	#1
AngeloM3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,016	Six Line Wrasse picking on the new fish.... hey hey i have a 50gal thats been set up for about 5 months now. i have had a Firefish and a Six Line Wrasse in there for about 3 months. i just recently added a Neon Blue Goby (which i cant find anymore) and a True Percula Clown about 2 weeks ago. the Six Line Wrasse wont let the Clown get close to the rockwork and he seems to only hang out high in the tank close to the water surface. i also catch the Six Line Wrasse going up to the Clown just to pick on him i know this is natural until the Clown isnt a "newb" in the tank... but anyone have any tips or tricks to help this process along?

05/31/2006, 02:29 PM	#3
jnc914 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,008	From past experience with both of your issues, neon gobies always tend to mysteriously disappear for some reason. As for the 6-line, changing rock work very seldom works unless you are able to remove the wrasse first and then change up the rock work. They are relatively smart fish and will still recognize the clown as a new inhabitant. I had a six-line that took out a new clown I added to a 90 gallon. Good Luck. Jason __________________ "Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." -Jack Kerouac 13 years strictly salty Current Tank Info: 180 gallon FOWLR Angel dedicated tank

05/31/2006, 02:30 PM	#4
AngeloM3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,016	oh great! maybe some punishment time in a QT tank for a couple weeks will change the 6-line's attitude! __________________ "I'm sick of chasing my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where their going and catch up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg R.I.P

05/31/2006, 03:04 PM	#5
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	Yeah, the QT or the sump Jack __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

05/31/2006, 03:12 PM	#7
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	Good thought. That depends on the sump configuration, and what section you put him in... Jack __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

05/31/2006, 01:47 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	could try to rearrange the rockwork a lil to throw the wrasse off. Works sometimes. Where did you buy the neon goby's from, im in RI and recently got some blue neon goby's and only had one survive. So yours may be a goner

05/31/2006, 03:06 PM	#6
coker98 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 594	if you add him to the sump wont he eat all the pods that are in there? just a thought.