Knife cut on Pyramid Butterfly

[Shireef]

Hello everyone , i recently add a Pyramid Butterfly in my tank about 5 hours ago but my tangs are really bullying him and i saw a knife cut on his left side , is there anything that i can do about it , thank you.

 

[i cant think]

Hello everyone , i recently add a Pyramid Butterfly in my tank about 5 hours ago but my tangs are really bullying him and i saw a knife cut on his left side , is there anything that i can do about it , thank you.

Remove the butterfly or tangs, it will never work with them being established Butterflies are always peaceful and can’t fight back to aggressive fish such as tangs.
What type of tangs are they? I recommend Melafix in a QT tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

Temporary isolation . They heal quickly

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

What kind and how many tangs do you have in what size glass box?

What was your acclimation procedure going in?

 

[Shireef]

Remove the butterfly or tangs, it will never work with them being established Butterflies are always peaceful and can’t fight back to aggressive fish such as tangs.
What type of tangs are they? I recommend Melafix in a QT tank

yellow and purple

 

[Eagle_Steve]

yellow and purple

If you cannot catch the butterfly or the tangs easily, try taping a mirror to the tank. THiz may be enough to distract the tangs.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello everyone , i recently add a Pyramid Butterfly in my tank about 5 hours ago but my tangs are really bullying him and i saw a knife cut on his left side , is there anything that i can do about it , thank you.

The injury itself may require some attention, can you post a picture of it?
Jay

 

[i cant think]

yellow and purple

The purples and yellows are both VERY aggressive fish, I recommend getting the wound to heal then dealing with the two tangs and having them in an isolation tank then get the butterfly established and then move the tangs back in.