new fish acclimation with boss fish in acclimation box

[inspii]

Hi there,

I have a yellow tang in my DT and a recently purchased fox face in my observation tank. The fox face is a really calm and seemingly an anxious fish. I don't want to be him beat up by the tang.
I wanted to integrate the fox face with an acclimation box. I use a fish trap as acclimation box, too.

Today I had the idea to catch the yellow tang with and put the fox face into the tank. So the yellow tang will be in the acclimation box for a week or so while the fox face has time to settle.

What do you think about that. Has anyone tried that before?

Best regards

 

[ca1ore]

If you can catch the resident bully, then what you propose is actually better. The problem with socialization/acclimation boxes is that often the new fish is ignored ….. until you release it then the fins fly.

 

[inspii]

Thanks for the response.
I have the same experience with acclimation box & releasing and that’s how I had the idea this morning and wanted to ask for other people’s opinions.
catching him will not be an issue. Last time he swam into the trap after a day or so, and I’m not in a rush with that.

 

[inspii]

Are there any more opinions on that?

 

[CindyKz]

I think it sounds like a good idea. Please keep us updated as to how it goes.

 

[inspii]

Hey there,

I’ve put the yellow tang into the frag chamber of my sump for 8 days as he was freaking out in the fish trap, so he’s been in there for only 10 minutes.

However, the fox face had a week to settle and I think the combination of both helped. I put the yellow tang back today, so it’s day 0 of putting them together. There is definitely some aggression from the yellow one towards the fox face, but that’s nothing compared to when I added a kole tang to the yellow tang. The fox face is not hiding at all because he’s used to the tank and he knows how to use his spines

So far I’m happy with that. If you’re able to catch the boss, it’s worth a try.