Good morning-
I have a 210g reef tank which has a purple tang (3.5") and a yellow tang (2"). We had originally introduce those two together along with a hippo tang which unfortunately came to us sick and didn't make it.
These two get along fine with the purple being the clear boss. We found a larger hippo available (5") and found this to be our best chance at reintroducing a hippo as it was a larger and more docile tang. When introduced, we used an acclimation box as well as the mirror trick which worked like a charm on the purple tang.
Once the mirror is removed, it seems territory bickering is occurring. With purple being the instigator, both are flashing their little scalpels when trying to occupy the same area within the tank. No punctures seem to have occurred and neither chase the other. To me this seems like they're just establishing their hierarchy and territory but I just want to confirm.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
I have a 210g reef tank which has a purple tang (3.5") and a yellow tang (2"). We had originally introduce those two together along with a hippo tang which unfortunately came to us sick and didn't make it.
These two get along fine with the purple being the clear boss. We found a larger hippo available (5") and found this to be our best chance at reintroducing a hippo as it was a larger and more docile tang. When introduced, we used an acclimation box as well as the mirror trick which worked like a charm on the purple tang.
Once the mirror is removed, it seems territory bickering is occurring. With purple being the instigator, both are flashing their little scalpels when trying to occupy the same area within the tank. No punctures seem to have occurred and neither chase the other. To me this seems like they're just establishing their hierarchy and territory but I just want to confirm.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.