my AT has been attacking its own reflection for the last hour for no reason, it's never done this before, i haven't changed anything the tank for the last 3 months, only different think is that's there is a small leopard wrasee that isn't even near the tang. IS THERE ANYWAY TO MAKE THIS THING CHILL OUT??
Achilles tang is driving me crazy
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Daniel Reef
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There is another recent thread about this. You may want to check. Some of the comments had to do with ensuring that the light was proper so that the tang could not see it's reflection or allowing the glass to get dirtier there so that it doesn't reflect.
rpjaws74
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SushiGirl
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Our yellow coris did that for weeks in one corner at a certain time of day when the lighting was just right to show a reflection. He was beating himself up pretty good. I put a package of dried seaweed in that area (outside of the tank) to cut the reflection and he stopped. I left it there for a few weeks and he hasn't done it since. Put up a piece of paper in that area or let the glass get dirtier or turn on the room light to cut that reflection.
sandwi54
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My naso tang used to do that. I first tried to cover that side of the tank with a towel, but as soon as I removed the towel it would go back to pacing up and down at that side of the tank. Then I read somewhere that it's an indication of lack of flow in the tank, so I swapped out my koralias with vortech MP60's and voila, it stopped attacking itself immediately.
nonimmigrant
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My big one does this quite a bit when I clean the back glass panel. No issues; just let them get over it.
