Sail fish tang and bicolor angel

[mixeras]

Brought home a bi color angel today. The sail tang started fighting with it it. I currently put angel in quarantine box. What should I do

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Place a mirror on one side of the tank so the angel can see itself. Most of the time, it will attack the glass and when the fish see it cannot win...it will stop. Well, that is what we do.

 

[Aspect]

What size is the tank?

 

[mixeras]

125 gallon

 

[Tcook]

Tangs usually can’t help themselves with a mirror. Works with my tomini. Try it.

 

[mixeras]

Should I put tang In quarantine box instead of angel and put mirror up to box

 

[Aspect]

125 gallon

Might be a tad small for an adult sailfin but if it's 6' shouldn't be an issue. Can you add more cave systems to the rockwork?

 

[mixeras]

I have a decent amount in this tank and have established corals so they go in and try to hide

 

[vetteguy53081]

Mirror is a maybe but sailfins are known jerks like the purple tang and at times Powder blue but the unwelcoming is short lived usually within 36-48 hours.
You can place sailfin in acclimation box temporarily if behavior persists as it can do damage with it tail scalpels. I just added a Desjardini tang and my purple even after introducing it at lights out when off on it and placed a gash by its eye and tore upper dorsal fin. Today- They swim side by side and no issues at all

 

[Aspect]

Mirror is a maybe but sailfins are known jerks like the purple tang and at times Powder blue but the unwelcoming is short lived usually within 36-48 hours.
You can place sailfin in acclimation box temporarily if behavior persists as it can do damage with it tail scalpels. I just added a Desjardini tang and my purple even after introducing it at lights out when off on it and placed a gash by its eye and tore upper dorsal fin. Today- They swim side by side and no issues at all

Yeah sometimes i am lucky like this but my Scopas will not leave my Yellow alone.

 

[mixeras]

Mirror is a maybe but sailfins are known jerks like the purple tang and at times Powder blue but the unwelcoming is short lived usually within 36-48 hours.
You can place sailfin in acclimation box temporarily if behavior persists as it can do damage with it tail scalpels. I just added a Desjardini tang and my purple even after introducing it at lights out when off on it and placed a gash by its eye and tore upper dorsal fin. Today- They swim side by side and no issues at all

Would you like let them get used to each other? Currently have the angel in a quarantine box

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would you like let them get used to each other? Currently have the angel in a quarantine box

QT box safest bet

Yeah sometimes i am lucky like this but my Scopas will not leave my Yellow alone.

Scopas has seemed to make the jerk list over the last several months.

 

[mixeras]

ok I'll leave him in the quarantine box. How long do you suggest

 

[JC1977]

Mirrors and acclimation boxes are effective however I’ve had a couple fish that I had to actually remove from the tank and put in the sump for a week or so and then reintroduce to the DT. That should be a last resort but it has worked for me in the past.