BULLY FISH! What fish should you stay away from?

[revhtree]

We've all had those fish that are just mean! I call them BULLY FISH! I understand it's in the nature of fish to protect territory and stuff like that but sometimes a fish is just a big bully! Sometimes they not only bully other fish but they bully YOU! HA! Today let's talk about the fish that have been a menace to your other tank inhabitants and which ones you would stay clear of!

What fish have you had bad luck with when it comes to being a bully in the tank?

What fish would you caution people to stay away from?


image via @Waynerock

 

[ScottR]

Powder blue tangs are mean. Maroon clowns can bite people!!!! ;Nailbiting

There are many more terrors. Let’s hear them.

 

[SMSREEF]

Flameback Angel. But he went back to the LFS and my other fish are much happier.

 

[SamsReef]

I have two purple tang. A perfect gentleman in one tank for over 5 years now and a pure devil in the second. Every individual specimen are so different.



Sam

 

[Shon]

Not a bully, but..
"Clingfish Goby"

Clingfish Goby - FloridaPets

floridapets.com

"These awesome little fish are peaceful and reef safe."

Not fish safe. Ate a scooter dragonet.


Our yellow tail damsel (Chrysiptera parasema) will bully any smaller than it fish, until it gets same size or bigger, than it becomes a wimp.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tomato clown
Domino damsel
Sohal tang
Clown tang
Blue devil damsel

 

[3mm3]

6 line wrasse. What a pain

 

[725196]

I have had a coral beauty in every tank I have had in the last 20 years. I love the color of this, my experience, reef safe fish. The one I currently have though is another store all together... He is a jerk to everyone except my Yellow Tang who is much bigger than the CB. In a short while the YT will need to be re-homed as he is getting too big. At that time I think the CB will be re-homes too.

I love this hobby, I just wish I could have a tank big enough for everything I want. That being said I am thankful for what I have.

Enjoy the hobby!

 

[Eleni18]

Black and white damsels. They are killers!!!! Also, orchid dottyback

 

[sixty_reefer]

Strawberry dottyback are just evil

 

[Alaeriel]

Never been a huge fan of clownfish! Everybody wants to have their own "Nemo" but they just don't draw me XD
My firefish should bully each other, but instead they nap in the same crevices :3

 

[SMSREEF]

Never been a huge fan of clownfish!

How can you not love this guy!
He was almost murdered by my flameback angel. This is the reason flameback went back to LFS.

 

[Alaeriel]

How can you not love this guy!
He was almost murdered by my flameback angel. This is the reason flameback went back to LFS.

Glad your little buddy is okay! They're cute fish, but rather overdone in my opinion. Nearly every tank has a clown XD I like fish that aren't seen every day :3

 

[Tankkeepers]

So I would not say to anyone to stay away from the about to be mentioned fish as its highly irregular but the bully fish in my biocube 32 is a purple firefish he beats up on the Sapphire damsel and the platinum snowflake clown and makes the red firefish hide all the time I can say iv never herd of them being a bully in 15 years but sure enoff it'll get op some swimmjng speed and headbutt the other fish and never hides someone should tell him he's supposed to be scared of his own shadow lol when I put the tank together I figured it would be the clown or sapphire damsel go figure right fish have always surprised me over the years as each one is an individual with their own personality

 

[Silent]

I have had a coral beauty in every tank I have had in the last 20 hrs. I love the color of this, my experience, reef safe fish. The one I currently have though is another store all together... He is a jerk to everyone except my Yellow Tang who is much bigger than the CB. In a short while the YT will need to be re-homed as he is getting too big. At that time I think the CB will be re-homes too.

I love this hobby, I just wish I could have a tank big enough for everything I want. That being said I am thankful for what I have.

Enjoy the hobby!

In the last 20 hours? lol

 

[Ippyroy]

All of my fish get along great and cause no issues. In a 32 gallon Fiji Cube I have a Pygmy Cherub, Bi color Blenny, Caramel Clown, and a Vanderbuilt Chromis. All are model citizens.

 

[Silent]

Black and white damsels. They are killers!!!! Also, orchid dottyback

Every fish is different. My orchid dottyback hids until feeding time. He is scared to death of the bigger fish.

 

[Eleni18]

Every fish is different. My orchid dottyback hids until feeding time. He is scared to death of the bigger fish.

You are sure it's a dottyback and not a royal gramma? My dottyback was a killer, while royal grammas are much more peaceful

 

[Silent]

You are sure it's a dottyback and not a royal gramma? My dottyback was a killer, while royal grammas are much more peaceful

Pretty sure.

 

[G Santana]

I have two purple tang. A perfect gentleman in one tank for over 5 years now and a pure devil in the second. Every individual specimen are so different.



Sam

That is too cool. Purple Royalty not to be messed with lol