melanurus wrasse picking on cleaner wrasse?

[pinetreex]

So I have a 125 gallon mixed reef tank and I got a cleaner wrasse not because of parasites, but they look neat and was only 8 bucks so I had to get one lol.

Yes I know how delicate they are with feeding and nutrition and I tested to see if this wrasse ate frozen and he did so I got one and hoped for the best.

Now, when I added this wrasse into the tank every other fish is fine except my 3 inch male melanurus wrasse that keeps flaring, chasing and nips him. I read on LA that melanurus are peaceful with other peaceful wrasses and this is clearly not the case. Anything I should do? Its been 2 hours and the mela wrasse is still the same.

Sidenote: I have other wrasses including a red coris, yellow coris and leopard wrasse and my mela doesnt bother the others and vice versa.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Melanurus wrasses are facultative cleaners as juveniles and can be territorial toward other cleaners. This is not always the case and can die down. If you have a social acclimation box, utilizing it may help.

 

[CedzAquAddictio]

TJ is pretty much spot on...

I might also add that some melanuruses can be a little aggressive though they are mostly a peaceful fish. Mine is a bully to my potters and christmas wrasse, but loves my cleaner wrasse. But he's also older....

 

[nuxx]

ALLLLLLSO...

Cleaner Wrasses can be pretty annoying to fish. I've seen our Flames and Lineatus chase him off.

Funny when the Triggers get annoyed lol... little Cleaner has no fear!