Introducing new fish into reef problems

[phreezee]

Hate those yellow tail damsels, they're all jerks.

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by phreezee

Hate those yellow tail damsels, they're all jerks.

+1 lol

[Tom R]

Originally Posted by phreezee

Hate those yellow tail damsels, they're all jerks.

Yes a $3.00 fish that can cost you hundreds.

Tom R

[chandigz]

I had a pair of yellow tail damsels beat the snot out of a small black longnose tang I'd just purchased. I had to work early the next day so I ended up pulling all the rock out at midnight to get the little bastards because I didn't think the black tang would survive a day alone with them.

[Douglas]

Yes, the Damsel has been a pain. Something the wife picked out, because of the colour. But i'm sure he's not the only culperate. The hippo tang could be a problem too, along with the flaming angle and hawkfish. I might have to catch the Tang soon. He may need to go to a bigger tank. I've had him since he was the size of a nickle. But with the addition and growth of coral, he could be feeling the squeeze.

[marie]

My falco hawkfish secretly stalks any new fish that gets added to my tank. He's very sneaky about it and weaves in and out of the rockwork trying to catch the new fish unawares

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Douglas

Yes, the Damsel has been a pain. Something the wife picked out, because of the colour. But i'm sure he's not the only culperate. The hippo tang could be a problem too, along with the flaming angle and hawkfish. I might have to catch the Tang soon. He may need to go to a bigger tank. I've had him since he was the size of a nickle. But with the addition and growth of coral, he could be feeling the squeeze.

Good call Douglas. You probably noticed how quickly they grow.

All tangs need the room that 6' tanks provide.

Than again as your wife is responsible for the problem, maybe she will fully support the absolute necessity of upgrading to a six foot tank to provide optimum conditions for the tang she chose.


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