Bully yellow tang.

[Asbury030]

Long story short I have a yellow tank who has stressed and killed my potter angel and started to pick on my 2 lyretail anthias. Well, I had enough last night and after 2 hrs I finally caught him and put him in timeout(30 gal refugium) my question is once I get the fish I want added to my tank can I reintroduce him to my tank or is that a huge gamble?

 

[3mm3]

I feel it will happen again.

 

[Maritimer]

Many fish will "forget" that the tank used to be theirs, but some won't. Yellow tangs can probably go either way. Perhaps use a social acclimation box on reintroduction.

~Bruce

 

[4FordFamily]

Zebrasoma tangs can "forget" but a long-term change in behavior would only be achieved if he was no longer the alpha fish in the tank..

A social acclimation box may make the existing inhabitants get along, but future additions will be at risk so long as he sits as "alpha".

 

[Asbury030]

Well... My plan was to slowly stock the fish I want in my tank and keep the tang in the refugium until then. I just don't want to deal with this issue later on. I really don't want to get rid of this fish. He is an awesome addition to the tank. The tank is a 90 gal bow by the way