Melanarus turned bully?

[RyanCSGO]

Recently added a Blue Star Leopard Wrasse. First few hours everything was normal, swimming around, eating. watched her dive into the sand, no signs of her for a few days(I know this is normal).

Yesterday I was changing out my filter socks and found her in one of them. I placed her back into the display and she went right back into the sand. I went home for lunch about an hour ago and saw her come out finally, my regular leopard seemed a bit irritated by her, but nothing serious. Immediately when the Melanarus spotted her, the chase was on. She dove back into the sand after about 10-20 seconds of being chased.

Best solution to correct the situation? Catching either of them will be difficult.
This is the first of any aggression I have seen in this tank.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I would try the mirror method for fish aggression. You tape a mirror somewhere on the tank to distract the aggressive fish long enough for them to forget about the new fish. My melanurus hates its reflection and go after it anytime it gets the chance.

You can also tape a picture of a bigger melanurus to the tank and see what that does. That's supposed to work with yellow tangs and angelfish.

 

[RyanCSGO]

I would try the mirror method for fish aggression. You tape a mirror somewhere on the tank to distract the aggressive fish long enough for them to forget about the new fish. My melanurus hates its reflection and go after it anytime it gets the chance.

You can also tape a picture of a bigger melanurus to the tank and see what that does. That's supposed to work with yellow tangs and angelfish.

alright ill give that a go once i get back home today. thanks!

 

[eatbreakfast]

If the mirror track doesn't work, paying attention to where one of them buries, and just scooping the sand with a net, can capture the fish without chasing throughout the tank.

 

[RyanCSGO]

If the mirror track doesn't work, paying attention to where one of them buries, and just scooping the sand with a net, can capture the fish without chasing throughout the tank.

Yeah that’s my next plan. Both of them have spots that are right up next to the rock work. Just gotta be gentle.