simoncbarnes
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Hello all!
At present we have a 100gal tank, but are having a new (much bigger!) tank in June when we move house. However until then we have a problem...
We have had a powder blue surgeonfish for quite a while, he is now about 4" long and is the largest fish in he tank. About 3 months ago though, after much research, we decided to add a one-spot foxface to the tank who is of a very similar size. The tang is not happy about this! He constantly chases the foxface, even 3 months down the line. He has now ben stung 3 times: each time he develops white spot for a week, but never gives up pestering the foxface. Similerly, the foxface does not seem to learn to avoid the tang and seems most unbothered, even following the tang around. We are worried though as the tang is constantly stressed by it. We have an ajoining tank which we set up for raising our cleaner shrimp fry some months ago which runs off the main tank. It has plenty of live rock and different algaes, but it is only 60 litres, do you think that is too small for the fox face for the next 6 months?
Any advice is appreciated!
Many thanks,
Sarah and Simon
At present we have a 100gal tank, but are having a new (much bigger!) tank in June when we move house. However until then we have a problem...
We have had a powder blue surgeonfish for quite a while, he is now about 4" long and is the largest fish in he tank. About 3 months ago though, after much research, we decided to add a one-spot foxface to the tank who is of a very similar size. The tang is not happy about this! He constantly chases the foxface, even 3 months down the line. He has now ben stung 3 times: each time he develops white spot for a week, but never gives up pestering the foxface. Similerly, the foxface does not seem to learn to avoid the tang and seems most unbothered, even following the tang around. We are worried though as the tang is constantly stressed by it. We have an ajoining tank which we set up for raising our cleaner shrimp fry some months ago which runs off the main tank. It has plenty of live rock and different algaes, but it is only 60 litres, do you think that is too small for the fox face for the next 6 months?
Any advice is appreciated!
Many thanks,
Sarah and Simon