Leopard Wrasse Agression

[Travis Stewart]

So I added a new small blue star wrasse that was eating frozen very well into my established reef. My current standard leopard wrasse medium sized chased her into the sand. She just came out again today after 5 days and it happened again. Starting to worry about her. Any thoughts or ideas on how to alleviate this? I read that usually they just set a pecking order and it stops, but if it keeps happening it may stress her out too much. Any thoughts? TIA

 

[Travis Stewart]

Bump for all my fish experts

 

[SaltyT]

Hopefully your bipartitus won't stay buried as long this time. If your existing leopard wrasse keeps chasing her into the sand every time she emerges you'll have to separate them, but hopefully your existing leopard tolerates her better the next time she emerges. Keep us posted.

 

[Travis Stewart]

Hopefully your bipartitus won't stay buried as long this time. If your existing leopard wrasse keeps chasing her into the sand every time she emerges you'll have to separate them, but hopefully your existing leopard tolerates her better the next time she emerges. Keep us posted.

I was hoping for that on this second time.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Can you catch the bully and sump them or keep them in an acclimation box to allow the new one some time?

 

[Travis Stewart]

Can you catch the bully and sump them or keep them in an acclimation box to allow the new one some time?

That’s my next move

 

[SaltyT]

Did your leopard wrasses work things out?

 

[Travis Stewart]

Did your leopard wrasses work things out?

Nope haven’t seen her again :/