Fish Hostility

benjidick · 05/24/2010, 05:28 PM

Have a blue pigmy angel that is terrorizing a royal gramma.The rg has been in 30 gal tank,filled with live rock,for three days with lights off. Any suggestions on how to save the rg.

Palting · 05/24/2010, 05:34 PM

Change the rockscape completely, make it look like a different tank. No guarantees, though.

sedor · 05/24/2010, 05:41 PM

Best option at this point would be to remove the angel and place him in a separate tank to allow the gramma to adjust to its new surroundings.

benjidick · 05/24/2010, 06:19 PM

Moved 80% of rock to one end of tank. Seams to be working at present. Any idea how long this plan will take?

leeb. · 05/24/2010, 06:48 PM

i put a mirror in front of my tank when my tangs were fighting and left it there for a couple days. the aggressor tried attacking his own image and it gave the other tang time to settle in, when i took it off they were fine together.

Palting · 05/24/2010, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benjidick

Moved 80% of rock to one end of tank. Seams to be working at present. Any idea how long this plan will take?

Give it about a week. At this point, neither one has a territory to defend. After the week, reset your rockwork to one you like. Make sure to leave little openings or caves for either one to call home. Hopefuly, they will pick two different holes.

revstu · 05/25/2010, 12:12 PM

I have the same angel in a 75 gallon reef. He continualy tries to fight with a black clown fish that is twice as big as him. No major damage is done to the clown but the angel will sometimes end up with some torn fins. He will then leave the clown alone for a few days and then come back for more. For a little fish they are pretty aggressive.

05/24/2010, 05:28 PM	#1
benjidick Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southcarolina Posts: 107	Fish Hostility Have a blue pigmy angel that is terrorizing a royal gramma.The rg has been in 30 gal tank,filled with live rock,for three days with lights off. Any suggestions on how to save the rg. __________________ bd Current Tank Info: 30 gal,liverock,whisper,powerheads

05/24/2010, 05:34 PM	#2
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Change the rockscape completely, make it look like a different tank. No guarantees, though. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

05/24/2010, 05:41 PM	#3
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Best option at this point would be to remove the angel and place him in a separate tank to allow the gramma to adjust to its new surroundings. __________________ Ryan

05/24/2010, 06:19 PM	#4
benjidick Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: southcarolina Posts: 107	Fish hostility Moved 80% of rock to one end of tank. Seams to be working at present. Any idea how long this plan will take? __________________ bd Current Tank Info: 30 gal,liverock,whisper,powerheads

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05/24/2010, 06:48 PM	#5
leeb. Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 156	i put a mirror in front of my tank when my tangs were fighting and left it there for a couple days. the aggressor tried attacking his own image and it gave the other tang time to settle in, when i took it off they were fine together.

05/25/2010, 12:12 PM	#7
revstu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 80	I have the same angel in a 75 gallon reef. He continualy tries to fight with a black clown fish that is twice as big as him. No major damage is done to the clown but the angel will sometimes end up with some torn fins. He will then leave the clown alone for a few days and then come back for more. For a little fish they are pretty aggressive.