Tang harassing Anthias

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Originally Posted by Trigger Man

My Yellow Eyed Kole tang likes to harass all new occupants. What I have have done is put up a mirror at one side of the tank for a couple of weeks. The mirror then shows the reflection of the Kole, and hence in my case the Kole attacks that side of the tank, forgetting about the new fish I put in and letting the new fish get established. After a couple of weeks I take down the mirror and everything has been good. I have done this method with my Kole tang 5 times now and it has worked every time ( and it is said that Koles are very peaceful, I would have to disagree).

Keep an eye on your tang when you put up the mirror. I tried this with my yellow tang when he went after my scopas. However my yellow ignored the mirror. It was my salfin that started attacking the mirror like crazy, so much so that I thought he was going to have a heart attack or something. I didn't notice right away but after a few hours of my sailfin attacking the mirror (I took it away once I realized) his mouth was pretty banged up and he looked exhausted.