Male bluestar leopard going after new yellow tail tamarian

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Just picked up a small 2.5" yellow tail tamarian wrasse on Friday. She's little but eating pellets and any frozen he can get in her mouth. I had her in an acclimation box and just let her out a few hours ago. The male blue star never even paid attention to her so I figured it was safe. Well now he's on a mission. Always swimming upright towards her than darting at her. Any ideas on what to do? I doubt I would be able to catch either of them. The male is almost 5". How long will this last and will it end badly for the yellow tail? Hopefully @evolved and @eatbreakfast can chime in.
 
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Try adding a mirror to outside the tank. This should get the blue star focuused on a more closely related rival. Leave it up for a day and a half. Hopefully the aggression will subside after that.
 

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Leopard Wrasses can be ******s to other wrasses of similar genus/species. In my experience, if it doesn't stop after a day or two, it likely won't stop until one buries in the sand and never comes out again. My Potter's leopard killed an ornatus, and bullies the crap out of my blue-star. So far she has barely even noticed my new Choati. I'm not sure if it's because she's preoccupied with the Blue-Star, or because the Choati looks so different. They're all about the same size, and all females, which may be a reason for the aggression I've experienced.
 
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Ok we'll see if the mirror does the trick. no idea why the male is doing this. They're not close in size and he was one of the first fish I added to this tank. Every fish I've added he's completely ignored...now he's an assassin
 
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Well the mirror doesn't seem to be working...if the aggression doesn't die down after 3 days it probably won't so the male is gonna have to go. What's the best way to catch him, at night in the sand? Fish trap?
 

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If you know where he sleeps catching him at night is easiest. If not, a small hook frequently works.
 
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So looks like the male blue star has calmed down. Still a little chasing but no where near as much or as aggressive as before. I did notice today something on the tamarins fin. Not sure if it's from the male or something worse like fin rot. What do you guys think...
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Hard to see. Are those little white specks I see on his tail?
 

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Probably fin damage from the attacks. Is the tamarin eating? If so I'd be less worried.

If the abuse makes the tamarin escape to the sand for the day, then you might have your hands full. Keep your eye on the fins if it gets worse it could be a problem. If it's only minor damage it should grow back in a few couple weeks.

I had a potters that was chased to the sand by an ornate. Really bad aggression. Went about 4 months with setting him, thought it was over. Come to find out the ornate likes to sleep in, and the potters was up first thing everyday for an hour. When I figured this out 4 months later I trapped the ornate and relocated him. Potters is doing great.
 

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If you're new to these types of wrasses this is common with established wrasses in a system. ...this species in particular in a system will tend to give a little bit of harassment to new tank mates nothing to serious to worry about ...pecking order is being established. ...acclimation box is nice but some social order will always need to be developed on first transitions. ...great choice of wrasse here are a few of mine

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@Mrx where did you get all your tamarins? I was on the hunt for a long time a year or two ago but could never find any. Pretty much gave up. I have a soon to be open quarantine and a spot in another tank now I'd love to fill with a red tail.
 
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He still eating like a pig and hunting for pods....
 
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I've had many leopards in the past and 2 now. This is my first time with a tamarin. I absolutely love the guys...
 
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