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Hi everyone, I need some help pls with my Achilles. I've had him for about 4 years, and he was doing fine until recently when I discovered him hiding in a corner of the tank, the obvious target of aggression from some of my other tangs. I have 9 of them in a large tank (350G), but I got them all when they were small and they've been pretty good together for the most part. The Achilles is probably my favourite fish so when I saw this I got the fish trap out and caught in turn the sohal (smaller but a bully), the dussumerie and the vlamingi (both larger and seemingly peaceful even though I've seen them both hanging around the Achilles in his corner). The only tang of similar shape and size I have left is the Regal but I've never seen him go anywhere near the Achilles. I thought this would settle him but he still hangs out in the corner, doesn't come out to eat even though I broadcast feed the tank so there's more than enough for him even if he wants to avoid other fish. He was a healthy size to start but he's starting to look thinner and I'm worried that I'll find him glued to theMP60 which is how I find most of my dead fish in the morning. I see him at night time swimming against the current of the MP60 so I've tried to put nori out at night as well, but it doesn't look like he's nibbling that. I"m not sure what else I can do, I certainly can't catch him in the trap because he wouldn't go near it with all the other fish waiting to be fed. Remaining in the tank with the Regal and the Achilles are 3 yellows, a purple, a scopas and a kole, all of these roughly the same size and smaller than the Achilles. And a bunch of smaller fish
I'd appreciate any suggestions, I'm willing to try anything at this point. Thanks in advance.
I'd appreciate any suggestions, I'm willing to try anything at this point. Thanks in advance.