tang attacking fox face

Discussion in 'Marine Fish' started by J-REFF, Oct 19, 2012.

  1. J-REFF

    J-REFF Guest

    I just bought a fox face that is probably about 6-7 inches and my yellow tang that is maybe 4-5 keeps beating it up what can I do are am I going to have take one out.
     
  2. monkeybone87

    monkeybone87 Administrator

    How big is your tank? Sometimes there is some initial picking as they settle in, if it continues, you may need to rearrange a few rocks to change the landscape and destroy the tang's territorial claim on it. Keep us posted!
     
  3. J-REFF

    J-REFF Guest

    It is 125 and how long should I let it go cause he leaves him alone now if he stays in one area but if he leaves he goes after him, so I guess changing of the rock work is what I will have to do probably right.
     
  4. sdf_beanhead

    sdf_beanhead Grouper

    It will usually settle down in a day or two. Like the earlier post you can re arrange rock or if you can manage, an eggcrate divider forces them to live with each other without being able to attack and they grow accustomed to each other being in the tank. Then you remove it and life goes on.
     
  5. wlyon

    wlyon Guest

    Kicking off the lights for a day or two helps as long as your corals can handle it.
     
  6. AttyJohnson

    AttyJohnson Guest

    Every Fox face that I have seen struggles. I had a lawnmower blenny that was attacking a new fish, but it only last about 12 hours as he figured out the new fish didn't want his territory. Good Luck
     
  7. sin198023

    sin198023 Plankton

    i had a powder brown and a clown tang in my 100g and my brown kept attaking the clown i put up a mirror at the end of the tank that the brown stayed at for about a week and that stopped it thay got along from then on
     

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