Mature Royal Gramma issues

dnguyen1 · 10/18/2012, 10:11 PM

Hello guys, I've had my tank stocked w/ just a firefish, clown pair and royal gramma for the longest time... about 2 years, moved from a 50g to a 125 and never stocked it

Today I introduced 4 fish... 3 lyretail anthias and 1 solar wrasse.

The RG wasn't happy.. the clowns weren't either but they were mainly just around their anemone.

The firefish doesn't care. At first the royal gramma went after the 2 female anthias... the male anthia stood up to him and now the RG stopped picking on the anthias (for the most part). My solar wrasse is another story, the RG seems to go after but not ALL the time, just when he seems like it.

Will this all settle down w/ time? I don't think the RG is nearly as fast as the wrasse but I don't want any unnecessary stress.

Thanks

bnumair · 10/18/2012, 10:58 PM

give it few days it will settle down on its own. to make matter more easier u can place a mirror so fish can see its own reflection and chase it rather than others.

dzfish17 · 10/18/2012, 11:03 PM

I agree... they should be fine in a few days.

thegrun · 10/19/2012, 11:35 AM

+1, Royal Grammas typically are mild mannered and should settle down after a couple of days.

10/18/2012, 10:11 PM	#1
dnguyen1 Will work for fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 910	Mature Royal Gramma issues Hello guys, I've had my tank stocked w/ just a firefish, clown pair and royal gramma for the longest time... about 2 years, moved from a 50g to a 125 and never stocked it Today I introduced 4 fish... 3 lyretail anthias and 1 solar wrasse. The RG wasn't happy.. the clowns weren't either but they were mainly just around their anemone. The firefish doesn't care. At first the royal gramma went after the 2 female anthias... the male anthia stood up to him and now the RG stopped picking on the anthias (for the most part). My solar wrasse is another story, the RG seems to go after but not ALL the time, just when he seems like it. Will this all settle down w/ time? I don't think the RG is nearly as fast as the wrasse but I don't want any unnecessary stress. Thanks __________________ Trying to keep the tank clean ONE DAY AT A TIME. Current Tank Info: 50g cube

10/18/2012, 10:58 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	give it few days it will settle down on its own. to make matter more easier u can place a mirror so fish can see its own reflection and chase it rather than others. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

10/18/2012, 11:03 PM	#3
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	I agree... they should be fine in a few days. __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

10/19/2012, 11:35 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	+1, Royal Grammas typically are mild mannered and should settle down after a couple of days.