Yellow tang picking on small goby

[Vero Reefer]

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Had anyone ever seen a yellow tang trap a goby to only a corner of a tank and not let him go anywhere and if he does get some where else chase him back to where he wants him. Well I be leave this is what he is doing. I watched the tang sift his body between the rock and glass just to touch the goby. I'm not understanding what he is doing really. He will chase him back to only one part of the tank and then keep him there what seems to be all day. I'm wondering if he is trying to stare out the goby. All the light sand is gone and the rubble I will call it is to big for the goby to mouth.

 

[Xanthurum]

I’m guessing the tang was in the tank first? If so this is probably just the beginning of your troubles with the yellow tang. They are pretty well know for being jerks to new additions. There are some good tips located here. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tang-aggression-understanding-and-combating.215698/

As for now try turning the lights out, this will help for today.

 

[Vero Reefer]

I’m guessing the tang was in the tank first? If so this is probably just the beginning of your troubles with the yellow tang. They are pretty well know for being jerks to new additions. There are some good tips located here. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tang-aggression-understanding-and-combating.215698/

As for now try turning the lights out, this will help for today.

Yeah i think I'm going to put him in timeout in the fug

 

[4FordFamily]

That’s interesting behavior and no I’ve never witnessed it. What size tank? Other tankmates?

 

[Vero Reefer]

That’s interesting behavior and no I’ve never witnessed it. What size tank? Other tankmates?

Yellow tang, 2 bullet hole clowns paired 3 blue cromis and the yellow dia goby. 72 gal bow front

 

[Xanthurum]

@4FordFamily I’ve seen it first hand!
Actually lost an Achilles tang to a newly added Scott’s fairy wrasse. The Achilles was so set on destroying the wrasse it toppled a rock on itself the day after I added the wrasse. It was an all out brawl so I turned the lights off and things calmed down. I went to school (college) the following day before the lights came on and I came home to all the sand on one corner of the tank gone, rocks toppled all around and a dead Achilles under the pile. I lost the wrasses later that day, he was torn to shreds.

 

[Vero Reefer]

Ok so then I'm wondering what should I replace him with I need a good algea type fish

 

[Xanthurum]

Foxface or any other rabbitfish.

 

[Vero Reefer]

On a 72 bow would be ok

 

[eatbreakfast]

Ok so then I'm wondering what should I replace him with I need a good algea type fish

Do you have an algae problem? Even so, there are plenty of inverts that are superb algae eaters, and that will leave more biofiltration space for non-utilitarian fish.

 

[4FordFamily]

@4FordFamily I’ve seen it first hand!
Actually lost an Achilles tang to a newly added Scott’s fairy wrasse. The Achilles was so set on destroying the wrasse it toppled a rock on itself the day after I added the wrasse. It was an all out brawl so I turned the lights off and things calmed down. I went to school (college) the following day before the lights came on and I came home to all the sand on one corner of the tank gone, rocks toppled all around and a dead Achilles under the pile. I lost the wrasses later that day, he was torn to shreds.

I’ve seen plenty of tang aggression but never to bottom-swelling fish like gobies.

That’s an awful story!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Time for Karate lessons