Do you have a sheriff in your tank?

[crazyfishmom]

Two of my chromis have been having a heated argument this afternoon and my hippo tang has been stepping in to separate them when they start to get out of hand.

Does anyone else have a sheriff/enforcer in their tank?

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I do indeed. Mine is my Naso tang.

 

[exnisstech]

I do indeed. Mine is my Naso tang.

same here lol

 

[lil sumpin]

I wanted a sixline wrasse to casually keep some pest populations in check. He's mostly cool and does good work but he bullies my yellow clown goby sometimes

 

[shakacuz]

my tomini tang was the sheriff, but never was a bully. it actually kept peace in the tank with its size.

i've since rehomed it and only have 2-3 fish in my 40B now.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

my sailfin is boss lol

 

[crazyfishmom]

I wanted a sixline wrasse to casually keep some pest populations in check. He's mostly cool and does good work but he bullies my yellow clown goby sometimes

My six line is still pretty tiny but he has a big personality too. Doesn’t bully anyone but chases my dwarf angels around a bit.

 

[crazyfishmom]

my tomini tang was the sheriff, but never was a bully. it actually kept peace in the tank with its size.

i've since rehomed it and only have 2-3 fish in my 40B now.

How long did you keep him in a 40? I have some algae that I would like taken care of and I’m wondering whether I can responsibly add a tomini or a scopas juvenile for a few months to take care of it naturally. I have larger tanks that he would go into eventually.

 

[shakacuz]

How long did you keep him in a 40? I have some algae that I would like taken care of and I’m wondering whether I can responsibly add a tomini or a scopas juvenile for a few months to take care of it naturally. I have larger tanks that he would go into eventually.

i got it very small. maybe 1.5-2 inches. grew to almost 4" within a few months.

i say, if you responsibly buy it to rehome it(and have the home picked out before the purchase) you should be good to go. i would've kept it longer, but thought 4" was big enough to rehome and replace with a very small court jester goby.

 

[theMeat]

My sailfin is the biggest in the tank. He has no ego but keeps things peaceful. I bet if he wasn’t there the purple tang would be a bunch more aggressive with everyone. Althou my emperor angle is getting pretty big and about the same size as the sailfin. They now have standoffs but so far so good. We see

 

[fodsod]

My sailfin tang is most definitely the sheriff with some minor bully thrown in for good measure.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

same here lol

LOL, yeah mine makes sure everyone stays in their own lane. He is not mean or aggressive in any way, he just lets everyone know he is the boss. And since he is the biggest, it just makes since.

 

[saltienewb]

Not really a sheriff, more like the town ruffian. My male halichores chrysus will randomly start crap with the gramma, the clowns, and even try and nip the eyes of the conchs. Thankfully it’s usually a foul mood that passes. Did have to rehome a diamond goby though. He hated that guy

 

[Gtinnel]

My purple tang is the king of my tank, and he rules with an iron fist.

He is the most aggressive fish in the tank but honestly he isn’t too bad. I’ve always been able to get a new fish acclimated with using the mirror trick. Once a fish has been in the tank a few days he mostly leaves them alone. He will still dart at someone who is in his way but it doesn’t get violent.

 

[crazyfishmom]

Not really a sheriff, more like the town ruffian. My male halichores chrysus will randomly start crap with the gramma, the clowns, and even try and nip the eyes of the conchs. Thankfully it’s usually a foul mood that passes. Did have to rehome a diamond goby though. He hated that guy

Lol… I haven’t quite yet found a fish pair that hated each other but that’s super interesting. Fun to hear the random stories!

 

[crazyfishmom]

My purple tang is the king of my tank, and he rules with an iron fist.

He is the most aggressive fish in the tank but honestly he isn’t too bad. I’ve always been able to get a new fish acclimated with using the mirror trick. Once a fish has been in the tank a few days he mostly leaves them alone. He will still dart at someone who is in his way but it doesn’t get violent.

I so want a purple but i am definitely worried about aggression. Do you have any other tangs?

 

[1112-425XL]

This Guy!

 

[Gtinnel]

I so want a purple but i am definitely worried about aggression. Do you have any other tangs?

My only other tang is a tomini and there is no real aggression between them other than the quick chase if the tomini is in the purple tangs way, but he does that with every fish.

Putting a mirror up to the tank when introducing a new fish has work really well for me with my purple tang.

 

[crazyfishmom]

My only other tang is a tomini and there is no real aggression between them other than the quick chase if the tomini is in the purple tangs way, but he does that with every fish.

Putting a mirror up to the tank when introducing a new fish has work really well for me with my purple tang.

Haven’t had to use the mirror trick yet. This si going to sound so silly but do you just hang one off the side of the tank?

 

[shakacuz]

Haven’t had to use the mirror trick yet. This si going to sound so silly but do you just hang one off the side of the tank?

tape or magnet, but yes.