Introducing fish while there is an aggresive Tang

[ClubReef]

Read up on the mirror trick. It might occupy and distract your sailfin while your new fish settles in. Never tried it myself..but may work??

[Scavenger]

Originally Posted by ClubReef

Read up on the mirror trick. It might occupy and distract your sailfin while your new fish settles in. Never tried it myself..but may work??

That was going to be my suggestion too

[Jason McK]

Sweet suggestions everyone thanks.

I really want to get a few more fish but the Bas#$d is really descoraging

I'll give the mirror thin a try.

thanks again
J

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Get some eggcrate material & build a large enclosure that can fit into the tank. Then place the new fish in there for 5-7 days. During that time, the Sailfin will try to attack it through the bars but by the end of the quarantine time, it should be used to the new fish. I have used this method very successfully in the past to get past that first few days of hyper-aggression. This gives the old fish a chance to smell, see & "taste" the new fish & get used to it being there. It's that first bit of time that most new fish get killed.

HTH,

Anthony

[Jason McK]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Get some eggcrate material & build a large enclosure that can fit into the tank. Then place the new fish in there for 5-7 days. During that time, the Sailfin will try to attack it through the bars but by the end of the quarantine time, it should be used to the new fish. I have used this method very successfully in the past to get past that first few days of hyper-aggression. This gives the old fish a chance to smell, see & "taste" the new fish & get used to it being there. It's that first bit of time that most new fish get killed.

HTH,

Anthony

thanks Anthony, another great Idea. It will give me something to do with all the extra eggcrate I have as well

J

[justinl]

i would try a combo of all of the above. introduce at night, use the mirror trick, and still use the eggcrate enclosure. if you're too lazy to build an enclosure, you can always use one of various sized laundry baskets... granted it fits alright in your tank.

[Tom R]

Hi Jason

If all of the suggestions given so far fail. Just hit him with a big stick. While he recouperates the other will have adjusted.

Ha Ha

Tom R