My tang is a bully

[Njoy]

I rescued 3 tangs last night from a guy that didnt touch his tank for one year and half. the tank was gross.

anyways, in my tank, my striped bristletooth tang doesnt liek them at all.
beating the crap out of them.

1. will it continue til lthey die?
2. any way i can trap the bully?
3. any other tips for me?

Thanx guys

 

[snorvich]

What sized tank? Which tangs? What size?

 

[Gill_bucket]

Feeding extra can help. What size is your tank, and how large are the tangs? There are a lot of different DIY traps that work really well. I wouldn't chase him around with a net however, this could be very stressful for all your fish.

P.S. How much rock work IE hiding places do you have?

 

[Njoy]

What sized tank? Which tangs? What size?

220g tank 72x24x30
a striped bristletooth going after another striped bristletooth and the other one I didnt find any ID yet (black with orangefin and black tail with a white V on it)

all the tangs are 3-4 inch
and the new ones are bigger

a i have lots of rockwork and hiding spot

 

[Gill_bucket]

It sounds like one of the bristletooths is going to have to go. Usually tangs are far too aggressive with their own species to be housed together. Your tank is large enough IMO but tangs will be tangs. LOL

 

[Gill_bucket]

Even tangs with similar shape or color can often not be house together due to aggression.

 

[Njoy]

It sounds like one of the bristletooths is going to have to go. Usually tangs are far too aggressive with their own species to be housed together. Your tank is large enough IMO but tangs will be tangs. LOL

agreed
I just tried soemthing, i just put 2 big mirrors on each side
guess whos fighting the glass haha

 

[snorvich]

Mirrors often work, at least temporarily. Longer term you may have to rearrange the occupancy.

 

[jcw]

Is the black with orange an Achilles?

 

[Njoy]

Is the black with orange an Achilles?

nah, its this one

 

[Njoy]

opps thiso ne

 

[jcw]

Very attractive fish.

 

[djze]

the tang in the picture is a bariene they are very peaceful

 

[Wolverine]

anyways, in my tank, my striped bristletooth tang doesnt liek them at all.
...beating the crap out of them.

220g tank, 72x24x30
all fish are calm and not agressive at all.
got tangs, wrasses, clowns etc

These two comments were a few minutes apart in different threads, and don't really gel with each other. I say this not to call you out, but to point out that if you want to get a useful answer to your questions, it's best to give us a full appraisal of what's going on.

As snorvich mentioned, longterm you're going to have to rearrange the inhabitants of your tank.

 

[Njoy]

These two comments were a few minutes apart in different threads, and don't really gel with each other. I say this not to call you out, but to point out that if you want to get a useful answer to your questions, it's best to give us a full appraisal of what's going on.

As snorvich mentioned, longterm you're going to have to rearrange the inhabitants of your tank.

yes, to remove that striped bristletooth.
I have to figure a trap!

 

[Wolverine]

yes, to remove that striped bristletooth.
I have to figure a trap!

I'm more concerned about the vlamingi. It gets way too big for a tank that size.