Yellow Tang vs. Royal Gama

[Fishmas]

I have recently introduced a royal gamma to my tank. Yellow tang has taken interest in rg and bullies him to corner of tank.

I was thinking of getting a cleaner wrasse to occupy my yt attention. Labroides dimidiatus

Do you think that may work? Is there anything to consider about adding a cleaner wrasse to my line up? Any future compatibility problems with this fish?

It was not on my original stock list and have no opinion of them? Nice blue colour.

 

[scooter31707]

Well first of all the Tang should have been your last purchase. It's going to be very had to add anything to that tank with that established Yellow Tang in there. You may want to setup a holding tank and put him in there until you have completed your wishlist. Research and more research. Good Luck!

 

[Spork3245]

Well first of all the Tang should have been your last purchase. It's going to be very had to add anything to that tank with that established Yellow Tang in there. You may want to setup a holding tank and put him in there until you have completed your wishlist. Research and more research. Good Luck!

Exactly what I was going to suggest.
You could also try to rearrange the rock-work.

 

[Sapelo]

I don't think a cleaner wrasse is going to do anything to "occupy" your tang. Sorry.

 

[Fishmas]

At least yt is smaller then royal gamma. Showing no interest in rg as small clown fish have preoccupied yt. They seem to enjoy his attention I think they were jealous.

I only have a few more fish to add. A selection of wrasses and a blenny. Will probably add all together to not allow yt to focus on any one fish.

 

[Fishmas]

Got cleaner wrasse and the yellow tang is totally occupied with it. Yt keeps trying to get the cleaner to do her thing. Like a dog trying to get a pet. Cleaner seems happy to oblige..

Royal gamma swimming all over tank moved out of her corner and pays the yt no mind.

So lesson is fish need to be in pairs. Like species or not.

 

[ilikefish34]

"So lesson is fish need to be in pairs. Like species or not."

I don't think that was the lesson... the order of you fish could have been the simplest solution and, as Scooter said, "research and more research" is the lesson.

Research would show just how few are successful at keeping the Cleaner Wrasse alive and even fewer would suggest its purchase to solve your problem at the price of its life. As different as a Yellow Tang and a Royal Gramma are, it is likely that the aggression would've been short-lived without doing anything (although I would have rearranged some rock work or blacked out my tank if I saw too much aggression) and the YT not showing interest in the RG now could be as more about correlation than causation.

Please do some late homework on the wrasse.

I don't mean to come across as petty or condescending, but you came here for advice, got it, went the other way and claimed success in the span of 1 day.

Good Luck
Mike