Looking for advice/experience with what to do for an aggressive tang.
150 gallon reef tank. Tank is relatively new and been set up for about 4 months now.
3 tangs. Yellow, Kole, Sailfin. (I had 4 tangs but the blue hippo tang recently died). Fish were all peaceful with this set up.
Yellow tang is the largest fish. After blue hippo died, the yellow became the dominant fish and super aggressive to the Sailfin. Yellow tang kept the sailfin in boxed into the corner of the tank and wouldn't let it out to eat or swim. I let this go on for a few days thinking it would dissipate but it got worse. Last night I caught the yellow tang in a trap and its now in the sump.
My ideas on going forward:
1. Is it possible to reintroduce the YT after a few days in the sump and have a better outcome? How long should I keep the tang in the sump?
2. Should I trade fish back to store and get a smaller YT?
3. I've been thinking of adding a blue throat trigger. Should I add both fish at same time to help neutralize the aggression
Thanks in advance for the advice.
150 gallon reef tank. Tank is relatively new and been set up for about 4 months now.
3 tangs. Yellow, Kole, Sailfin. (I had 4 tangs but the blue hippo tang recently died). Fish were all peaceful with this set up.
Yellow tang is the largest fish. After blue hippo died, the yellow became the dominant fish and super aggressive to the Sailfin. Yellow tang kept the sailfin in boxed into the corner of the tank and wouldn't let it out to eat or swim. I let this go on for a few days thinking it would dissipate but it got worse. Last night I caught the yellow tang in a trap and its now in the sump.
My ideas on going forward:
1. Is it possible to reintroduce the YT after a few days in the sump and have a better outcome? How long should I keep the tang in the sump?
2. Should I trade fish back to store and get a smaller YT?
3. I've been thinking of adding a blue throat trigger. Should I add both fish at same time to help neutralize the aggression
Thanks in advance for the advice.