adding a 2nd multicolor angel
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Toddrtrex
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I have done it with a Potter's, and added a multicolor to a tank that had 2 other dwarfs.
First, I would get an acclimation box -- I left my multicolor in there for a week. It allowed all the fishes to get used to each other, and I was able to get the multicolored used to the food I use and eating. (( If there is some chasing/hiding you want it to have some fat on it )).
Second, have a back up plan -- sometimes it just doesn't work. It can be a PITA to remove an angel from a reef.
I would try to get a smaller one (( by a decent margin )) then the existing one.
This is the acclimation box that I had mine in; it is 12 inches long,
First, I would get an acclimation box -- I left my multicolor in there for a week. It allowed all the fishes to get used to each other, and I was able to get the multicolored used to the food I use and eating. (( If there is some chasing/hiding you want it to have some fat on it )).
Second, have a back up plan -- sometimes it just doesn't work. It can be a PITA to remove an angel from a reef.
I would try to get a smaller one (( by a decent margin )) then the existing one.
This is the acclimation box that I had mine in; it is 12 inches long,
I have done it with a Potter's, and added a multicolor to a tank that had 2 other dwarfs.
First, I would get an acclimation box -- I left my multicolor in there for a week. It allowed all the fishes to get used to each other, and I was able to get the multicolored used to the food I use and eating. (( If there is some chasing/hiding you want it to have some fat on it )).
Second, have a back up plan -- sometimes it just doesn't work. It can be a PITA to remove an angel from a reef.
I would try to get a smaller one (( by a decent margin )) then the existing one.
This is the acclimation box that I had mine in; it is 12 inches long,
thanks. Beautiful multicolor by the way.
jonnybravo22
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might also try "the mirror trick", which has recently helped me. i added a new butterfly to a tank with established butterfly and he was a huge bully, i removed the bully into QT for about a week and let the new guy get established a bit then added the original back while also taping a mirror to the back side of the tank and that combination really reduced the aggression. i noticed the mirror was a distraction to the aggressive fish at first. good luck
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