Aggressive coral beauty

[Dannywilders]

So iv had my coral beauty for about 3 months now. At first it was a really peaceful fish not bothering anyone and not bothering any corals at all. It has progressively got aggressive as the months have gone by ans now it seems like it is constantly harassing my female clown fish. I added 2 chalk bass today and it has harassed the smaller one none stop wafting it's tail in its face and chasing it about the tank. It did this for a good 30 minutes until it got it's self in to a hiding place where it can be found. Has anyone else experienced an overly aggressive coral beauty?

 

[MreasyC]

Yes. Mine was introduced to my tank early and he will harass any new addition to a breaking point.. Either the new fish handles it and the CB backs off after a week or it doesn't make it. Just added a juvi purple tang and the CB went nuts on him initially, but they get along now.

 

[snorvich]

So iv had my coral beauty for about 3 months now. At first it was a really peaceful fish not bothering anyone and not bothering any corals at all. It has progressively got aggressive as the months have gone by ans now it seems like it is constantly harassing my female clown fish. I added 2 chalk bass today and it has harassed the smaller one none stop wafting it's tail in its face and chasing it about the tank. It did this for a good 30 minutes until it got it's self in to a hiding place where it can be found. Has anyone else experienced an overly aggressive coral beauty?

In a 38 gallon tank, it may feel cramped (with insufficient algae).

 

[SteelMastiff]

I have one in qt that probably won't find its way into my DT because of its aggressive behavior.

 

[Iowafisher]

Pretty common

 

[Steveso]

I am a newbie with a Biocube 29 that I have had for about 10 months now. My first fish were a Clown fish and a Cardinal. A couple of months ago I added a Coral Beauty. About a week later I found the Clown fish dead. I had my water tested and the water was fine. I added another Clown fish and a week later it was dead. The water again was fine. Finally I gave it one more try with a Clown fish and this time it was dead in 3 days.Once again the water was fine. I don't think it is a coincidence that the Clowns are dying. I think it is the Coral Beauty. The LPS says I should either get rid of the Coral Beauty or get a larger and more aggressive Clown. I am very confused now. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions?

 

[CAPSLOK]

Rehome your coral beauty - it will not be able to thrive in such a small tank. Picture that fish at 5" trying to swim in the biocube.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

You can get a large Female Maroon clown, that should teach your CB a lesson or kill it, whichever comes first. My Cherub angel is a a hole too, but not as bad as what you're describing.