Bad influence?

davidcalgary29 · 02/06/2006, 06:09 PM

I added a lovely queen angel to my (largely) FOWLR 165g over the weekend, and so far haven't had any territorial disputes between my new arrival and the established inhabitants (sailfin, scopas, niger trigger, and a pair of yellow-tails). All fish, in fact, are extraordinarily chummy, and often school with each other. While I find this charming, I've noted that my tangs are beginning to pick up some of the angel's bad (nipping) habits, and have now started to peck at my 'shrooms, and star polyps, which they previously left alone. In addition, I caught my sailfin taking a good nip at my maxima (now moved), though it had previously ignored the clam (no algal growths).

Q: Do fish learn feeding habits from different species? And can one more aggressive fish serve as a bad influence on others?

02/06/2006, 06:09 PM	#1
davidcalgary29 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 119	Bad influence? I added a lovely queen angel to my (largely) FOWLR 165g over the weekend, and so far haven't had any territorial disputes between my new arrival and the established inhabitants (sailfin, scopas, niger trigger, and a pair of yellow-tails). All fish, in fact, are extraordinarily chummy, and often school with each other. While I find this charming, I've noted that my tangs are beginning to pick up some of the angel's bad (nipping) habits, and have now started to peck at my 'shrooms, and star polyps, which they previously left alone. In addition, I caught my sailfin taking a good nip at my maxima (now moved), though it had previously ignored the clam (no algal growths). Q: Do fish learn feeding habits from different species? And can one more aggressive fish serve as a bad influence on others?