War in my tank

Purple Penguins

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So I recently got a B&W Occelaris and she is a brat, has not bitten me just yet but she thinks she is the queen of the tank, she has declared war on my poor yellow head jawfish, she doesnt beat him up or anything but she irritates on purpose, she sticks her face into his hole and when the jawfish gets upset and tries to bite back with his big flaring mouth she lays on top of his hole so he cant get out, its rather amusing, and soon I will have to get some footage of this so I can share, anyone else have anything like this going on in their tanks?
 
Which fish was the last one placed in the tank? I have a Whipfin wrasse that was a bully to my two Lubbock wrasses. I took him out of the tank and placed him into my quarantine tank for a pproximately 1 month so the other two could establish territory and acclimate. I decided if he was a bully after I put him back in there he would have to find a new home. Much to my pleasure he has been the perfect gentleman since being reintroduced. It is quite a treat to see them all flashing at one time in the tank. They chase each other (all in fun) flash and it is crazy!. You could try seperating him for a few weeks and try it again. If one is new give it some time (several weeks) and see what happens.
 
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