Regal blue tang freaking out

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I added a large fairy wrasse to my aquarium last evening that I got from a fellow reefer. It is a clown fairy wrasse. The tang was only mildly interested in it last night but started bullying it earlier today, pushing it down into a corner. We shooed her away from it and fed heavily to distract them. Now they are on opposite ends of the tank completely ignoring each other but the tang is going nuts. She’s on the opposite end of the 6’ tank than where her “place” is and she is swimming frantically, like pacing. I have no idea what to do with her.
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Wish I could help, but here is a bump to the top. Anyone have any ideas other that wait it out and feed heavy?
 
Man, blue tangs can be so...... dramatic. They can either be the most chill fish, or the biggest most aggressive drama fish. This fish must not appreciate someone moving in. And is stressing both its self and the wrasse out. You can try and rearrange some rocks to add more caves for the wrasse to hide in or maybe add some new rocks to environmentally enrich the atmosphere, so the tang will have something else to focus on other than the wrasse.
Good luck little wrasse!
 
Man, blue tangs can be so...... dramatic. They can either be the most chill fish, or the biggest most aggressive drama fish. This fish must not appreciate someone moving in. And is stressing both its self and the wrasse out. You can try and rearrange some rocks to add more caves for the wrasse to hide in or maybe add some new rocks to environmentally enrich the atmosphere, so the tang will have something else to focus on other than the wrasse.
Good luck little wrasse!
Man I already did that! Added a big new rock at the same time to confuse her. The wrasse is as big as she is, it’s at least 2 years old. She was fine, I’m not sure why she is freaking out! My grandkids named her Dory from Finding Nemo and she’s living up to her name! The wrasse and the other 4 are completely chill, she’s the only one freaking out
 

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UPDATE: I shared a video not sure if it will be viewable but I had to run an errand and was gone a few hours and she’s acting normal again. I guess whatever she was having a panic attack of subsided. Someone said Blue Hippo’s are dramatic? That’s an understatement! Maybe I’ll just start referring to her as the drama queen lol
 

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