I've got a 140 gal custom tank that is still maturing (been running since Jan 1 so no corals yet).
I've had a number of tangs in the tank since it finished cycling (yellow tang, purple tang, sail fin tang, blue hippo tang, blonde naso tang). They are all about the same size (4 to 5") except for the yellow tang (larger at around 6").
For 3 months they all got along great, but then one day my yellow tang beat up the purple tang quite badly - I believe it was precipitated by under-feeding Nori, but I'm not sure.
I've had the purple tang in a hospital tank for a month now, and he's almost fully healed and (I think) ready to go back into the main tank.
Am I crazy thinking I can re-introduce this fish to the tank?
Even if I ...
- re-scape the live rock
- over-feed Nori for a few weeks
- use an acclimation tank to re-introduce the purple tang over the course of 24 hours
Or should I just accept that it is going to end the same way and find a new home for him?
I've had a number of tangs in the tank since it finished cycling (yellow tang, purple tang, sail fin tang, blue hippo tang, blonde naso tang). They are all about the same size (4 to 5") except for the yellow tang (larger at around 6").
For 3 months they all got along great, but then one day my yellow tang beat up the purple tang quite badly - I believe it was precipitated by under-feeding Nori, but I'm not sure.
I've had the purple tang in a hospital tank for a month now, and he's almost fully healed and (I think) ready to go back into the main tank.
Am I crazy thinking I can re-introduce this fish to the tank?
Even if I ...
- re-scape the live rock
- over-feed Nori for a few weeks
- use an acclimation tank to re-introduce the purple tang over the course of 24 hours
Or should I just accept that it is going to end the same way and find a new home for him?