Added new fish...Question regarding stress/behavior

[dailydriven911]

So I just added a F Lyretail Anthias and an ORA B+W clown to my 60 cube. Before adding the fish I had a Pygmy Cherub Angel, Tailspot Blenny, ORA Snowflake Clown and Yellow Coris Wrasse. The fish got along well minus some aggression from the Angel. Now that I added the Anthias, the Angel tried displaying dominance but quickly got put in his place. The Anthias became the dominant fish instantly. I noticed the Angel's fins were nipped a bit and its been acting kinda crazy now. It swims erratically and darts at the slightest movement. It appears to be stressed due to the new additions. My question is will this behavior eventually subside? Anybody have experience with similar behavior in fish and/or new additions?

Thanks!

 

[o2manyfish]

You say "just added" then "instantly" the Anthias was dominant, and now the Angel's fins are nipped and it's erratic.

What kind of time frame has it been since addition to now?

If this all took place in an hour or so, the angel is just ****ed it's no longer boss of the tank and worried about who's going to kick his butt now.

Chances are in a few days everyone will adjust to the new heirarchy and everyone will go back to their normal behavior.

Dave B

 

[dailydriven911]

Yes it happened within an hour or two after introduction. This morning I noticed the nipped fins. I added the Anthias around 7pm last night and within an hour the Angel was getting chased away. The Angel seems to always be on gaurd and still darts and is swimming all over nervously picking at the rock here and there. They seem to do fine together during the day but when the lights start dimming they tend to chase and posture. I hope you're right that things will get better as it seems like things are looking up already. Thanks for the help!

You say "just added" then "instantly" the Anthias was dominant, and now the Angel's fins are nipped and it's erratic.

What kind of time frame has it been since addition to now?

If this all took place in an hour or so, the angel is just ****ed it's no longer boss of the tank and worried about who's going to kick his butt now.

Chances are in a few days everyone will adjust to the new heirarchy and everyone will go back to their normal behavior.

Dave B

 

[sarens]

sounds like changing of the guard, should calm down in a couple days