Yellow tang bullying new anthias

[NedFlounders]

Just added 2 lyre tails anthias and almost immediately, my yellow tang started chasing them. Is this normal and will it pass? My tank is about 110 gallons and well established...

 

[Sk8r]

Tangs are territorial. Get him out, let the others settle, move some of your rockwork to change the landscape, and then put him back in about a week later.

 

[NedFlounders]

Will do. Thanks!

 

[jdemarco]

often times I will put the whole tank in "neutral" by making all current inhabitants a tad bit uneasy by putting reef tools into the tank like my extended grabbers, my long shift scraper and my coral grabber and a net and all the bullies with be "scared " for themselves and less likely to get focused on newbie. Works everytime.

 

[Boonz28]

often times I will put the whole tank in "neutral" by making all current inhabitants a tad bit uneasy by putting reef tools into the tank like my extended grabbers, my long shift scraper and my coral grabber and a net and all the bullies with be "scared " for themselves and less likely to get focused on newbie. Works everytime.

This is a nice tip that I hadn't thought of myself but I can see how it would work well. Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely give it a shot at some point in the future.

 

[RioReefr]

Not sure if this is possible for you, but I had noticed if you turn off all the lights the fish tend to be a lot calmer -- including a Tang will retreat to "his home".

I don't know how specifically fish "see" -- but all the lights turned-off makes them all swim slower and retreat to where they like to stay. Since Anteas free-water swimmers, they are probably spooking him with all their movement.

Yellow Tangs are extremely territorial. He is just defending his "turf".

 

[Axel33]

It happened with my coral beauty as well. Not sure why my Yellow Tang was chasing after him but after 2 day's everything was good between them.

 

[jeremy007]

Keep them fat and happy with grazing nori clips. Lights out for 2 days can help.