Advice for next fish to spread out bullying

[SallyWho]

I have a 120g mixed reef with a clown pair, a firefish I never see, and a 5-6" foxface. The foxface bullies everything I put in there- my cleaner shrimp still won't venture far from his one spot. I have a fairy wrasse in quarantine. He's a jumpy little guy & I just know the foxface is going to cause trouble. I can move a few rocks around to break up territories, but I thought it might be a good idea to add another fish at the same time. Two newbies may help dilute the bullying. I'm planning on a yellow eye kole tang & a dwarf flame angel at some point anyway. They can both generally hold their ground I think. Which do you think I should add with the wrasse? It might be prudent to mention that some anthias are also on the future stocking list, so whichever one I add with the wrasse should ideally be least likely to bully the anthias. Then I can add the other after. Anyway, thoughts?

 

[fishguy242]

hi,kole or tomini tang,flame ,kole may be bullied by foxy

 

[SallyWho]

hi,kole or tomini tang,flame ,kole may be bullied by foxy

Um? Which do you think I should add, and which do you think will get bullied?

 

[CookieRdReef]

Hanging a mirror on the side of the tank helps sometimes.

 

[fishguy242]

poss kole ,will be bullied by foxy

 

[Twoddler]

Hanging a mirror on the side of the tank helps sometimes.

Worked for me, Basil my fox face would just argue with himself lol, now he dos nt bother anyone

 

[SallyWho]

Worked for me, Basil my fox face would just argue with himself lol, now he dos nt bother anyone

And I just so happen to have a small mirror.....thanks, guys! I'll hang it before I add the new guys. That should keep the little wiener occupied!

 

[zalick]

And I just so happen to have a small mirror.....thanks, guys! I'll hang it before I add the new guys. That should keep the little wiener occupied!

Did you try the mirror? Any success?

 

[SallyWho]

Did you try the mirror? Any success?

Some! I lost the wrasse (either a back injury or copper poisoning?), so I only added the tang. The tang's a lot smaller than the foxface, but he holds his own. Changing up a few rocks, feeding first, and hanging the mirror all helped with the introductions, I think.

 

[zalick]

Some! I lost the wrasse (either a back injury or copper poisoning?), so I only added the tang. The tang's a lot smaller than the foxface, but he holds his own. Changing up a few rocks, feeding first, and hanging the mirror all helped with the introductions, I think.

Is your foxface still behaving?

My 6yr old foxface likely killed its second new fish in a month.