Insane Chromis Attacking Everything In The Tank

[Quartapound]

So I added a powder Brown tang to the display tank yesterday, right after putting a large rock structure in.

My concern was with the yellow tang who's already in the tank. That hasn't been an issue at all, the PB is much larger, they're both sharing the Nori clip already.


... but this evil chromis has become territorial, and incessantly waits near the clip and dive bombs this powder Brown who's at least 5 times bigger. This causes a chase between the PB and chromis for a few moments that takes them to all corners of the tank.

I'll see if they sort things out soon, it leaves the yellow tang alone mostly but I've seen the yellow chasing it before too.

This evil little fish is stressing out the PB, which is new to the DT and sensitive. Unbelievable.

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[Quartapound]

not the best video, but a small example. you can see them much better on the live stream right now. I'll pull a clip from that video later

 

[reefwiser]

Chromis are known to be very aggressive. They are a member of the damsel family of fish distant related to the cichlid family of fishes who are well know for their aggressive behavior.

 

[specwar]

I got a yellow tail Chromis that is VERY AGGRESSIVE! It has been super territorial and I'm even rearranging rocks in the Nano to remove hiding spots to claim. This thing even attacked my Pistol Shrimp! Maybe it's back to the LFS or the bay?