New Fish with Tomini Tang

[JHSteepat]

Please let me have your recommendations.

I have a 4'x2'X21" mixed reef tank with a lot of rock and hiding places. I just ordered a female lyretail anthias and a McCosker's wrasse to arrive in a couple of weeks (Dr. Reef). I have an established (a few months) Tomini tang that has been a model citizen so far. I've never seen the Tomini chase anyone. I added 2 chalk bass and a cleaner shrimp a month or so ago and the tang totally ignored them on arrival, and continues to ignore them.

Should I be worried about tang aggression when adding the wrasse and anthias? In addition to the tang and the two chalk bass, I also have a couple of ocellaris clowns, a Midas blenny, a Springeri damsel, and a royal gramma, and they all play nicely.

There is no way I can catch the tang without taking down the tank (to put it in an acclimation box), but I am thinking maybe an acclimation box would be helpful for the new fish, along with a nighttime release.

 

[Nano_Tuners]

tominis are pretty chill… I’d be more worried about the wrasse being aggressive than the tomini, but they’ll all prob get along fine

 

[JHSteepat]

tominis are pretty chill… I’d be more worried about the wrasse being aggressive than the tomini, but they’ll all prob get along fine

Yeah, I'm not seeing any aggression in the tank. Maybe I should just relax.

 

[zen]

I added a tomini tang and it relentlessly chases the yellow coris wrasse right back into the sand every time it comes out.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Try a mirror

 

[JHSteepat]

I got nothing. Mine accepted a new lyretail anthias and mccoskers wrasse and everyone’s happy and active. The Tomini and wrasse take turns as police, but just a quick chase when someone is getting full of themself.

The anthias may be the key as it is so busy all the time the others don’t know what to do with that energy.

 

[CoralNerd]

Good to hear the Tang didn't go nuts. I'm in the same shoes you were in. I just need to figure out what fish I'm going to add after the loss of my Ventralis Anthias.