Yellow Tang Going After Pearly Jaws

[dominick33]

We had 2 pearly jaws who dug their hole and would come up for a look and to eat. One was missing last week. Noticed that our yellow tang (3 inches) hovers over the hole opening and when the pearly appears will charge it with its rear razors extended. Constanly hovering over the hole...Is this just an overly aggressive tang...he doesn't bother anything else in the reef tank..Flame angel, fire fish, chromis. The tank is 4 mos old , 130 gal. fish and reef.

 

[Taucherguy]

my yellow tang is also very aggressive. it has killed 2 cleaner shrimp and was going after my 2 yellow clown gobbies. although they are labeled herbivors mine acts like a preditor.