Fish aggression tang/foxface

[Kfactor]

Hi all I just got a fox face for my tank but my Scopas tang won’t leave him alone . Every time he comes out he goes after him then he goes and hide up high by the powerheads . I have only had him for a day but am worried that he’s not going to get to eat . I know he’s new but any suggestions would be great

 

[MnFish1]

would give it several days unless injuries,

 

[Dave1993]

put a mirror on the side of the tank

 

[Kfactor]

put a mirror on the side of the tank

i just went and got a few small mirros to try out i hope it helps

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Unless the scopas is a lot larger, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Once it gets a few hits by those top spines, it'll learn really quickly. I've had Fox faces with some pretty aggressive tangs, and the fox faces never end up any worse for wear.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

Keep a close eye on whether the scopas seems to be laying off the foxface soon... in my experience, my BABY yellow tang bullied a new foxface (the foxface was a little larger) to death (via stress/chasing) in a week. :( This was even with the ff flashing its spines at the yt - tang didn't care whatsoever and probably did get spiked a time or two. They CAN be relentless, and I wish I had rehomed the ff.

 

[OrionN]

i just went and got a few small mirros to try out i hope it helps

If you are going to use mirror, you need a large mirror. Small ones will not be of any use.

 

[Kfactor]

i did 4 smaller mirrors and hung them from the tank and it worked good. its been a few weeks now with out the mirrors and all is going good