Not even sure how to proceed. **Advice**

[stevo01]

Ah a mimic tang - sorry. I have a lemonpeel angel

Thats a beautiful angel. How long have you had it?

 

[psirex]

5yrs

 

[melypr1985]

I like the acclimation box suggestion. Is it better to float a box, hang one, or weigh it down/magnet?

I think as long as the aggressor can see and interact with the new fish through the wall of the container, it doesn't matter where/how you have the box in the tank.

 

[Tom Blevins]

I like the acclimation box suggestion. Is it better to float a box, hang one, or weigh it down/magnet?

I use a nylon tie though the handle and put it at the top of the waterline just below my overflow grills and cinch
the tie down to the 1/4" overflow pins on the top that way the fish are seeing the new one most of the time.

 

[stevo01]

I use a nylon tie though the handle and put it at the top of the waterline just below my overflow grills and cinch
the tie down to the 1/4" overflow pins on the top that way the fish are seeing the new one most of the time.

Thats pretty cool

 

[stevo01]

I think as long as the aggressor can see and interact with the new fish through the wall of the container, it doesn't matter where/how you have the box in the tank.

I was just thinking about the types of fish. Like a sand sleeping wrasse would probably want to have the box with some sand in it. Just thinking about anything that can reduce stress.

 

[melypr1985]

I was just thinking about the types of fish. Like a sand sleeping wrasse would probably want to have the box with some sand in it. Just thinking about anything that can reduce stress.

At the store we've used half a hamster ball to create a "dome" over a fish to separate it from the others. It's pressed into the sand with a small rock on top. They get sand and a rock underneath and aren't bothered by the other fish.

 

[truffle22]

My suggestion would be when you put in fish put in three or four fish at a time so that your yellow peel Tank can't just bully one it is harder for him to pick on one individual fish she has to pick on all of them. Also I would try putting in as many mirrors as I can. For some reason mirrors seem to be working amazing for me. Oh my aggressive fish are distracted by their own reflection. Also because of the reflection it makes it look like there's a lot more fish in the tank which goes with my regional theory of less likely that one fish will be picked on. My last suggestion would be to change up the rock work. He has made his own territory in your tank and by changing the rock work and decorations you're changing all the hiding spots and you're forcing him to find a new Territory. And giving all the fish in equal playing Field

 

[fernalfer]

I was thinking of buying a pair of clowns and a pair of Pajama cardinalfish. I was thinking of putting them through Quarantine and then try catching the tang right before the new fish are ready for the new tank. I was going to buy this: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aqua-medic-fish-trap.html. once caught i would put the tang in the QT for a week or so and let the new fish get accustomed to the display tank then re-introduce the tang.

But i have questions:

1. Will the tang stress out to much going from a big tank back to a small?

2. will a week be enough time to make him feel like the newcomer when re-introduced to the tank.

 

[melypr1985]

@4FordFamily Whatcha think?

 

[4FordFamily]

I was thinking of buying a pair of clowns and a pair of Pajama cardinalfish. I was thinking of putting them through Quarantine and then try catching the tang right before the new fish are ready for the new tank. I was going to buy this: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aqua-medic-fish-trap.html. once caught i would put the tang in the QT for a week or so and let the new fish get accustomed to the display tank then re-introduce the tang.

But i have questions:

1. Will the tang stress out to much going from a big tank back to a small?

2. will a week be enough time to make him feel like the newcomer when re-introduced to the tank.

The answer 1) is probably not enough to cause any issues.

2) probably not I would wait a few weeks to a month.