how to add fish with an aggressive flame angel?

[goldy26]

hey everyone, i want to add a copper band butterfly to my 60 gal reef tank, the ONLY issue is an aggressive flame angel who doesn't take very kindly to them or tangs (thus i don't have either of those fish). the flame is perfectly fine with the wrasses, chromis, gobbies, and clowns that i have. any tips on how to add a CBB without the flame scaring him to death (literally, the one that i tried adding was too afraid to come out of the corner to eat) would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

 

[snorvich]

Establish a quarantine, acclimate for a month in the QT to give the fish the best chance. Once the fish is acclimated, use an acclimation box to provide social acclimation.

 

[goldy26]

Establish a quarantine, acclimate for a month in the QT to give the fish the best chance. Once the fish is acclimated, use an acclimation box to provide social acclimation.

How long would you recommend keeping him in the acclimation box?

 

[snorvich]

How long would you recommend keeping him in the acclimation box?

For a sensitive fish like a CBB, I would keep it in quarantine for acclimation purposes to insure he was eating well and disease free for a month. Then when introducing him to the display, keep him in the acclimation box for one complete light cycle.