Scopas Tang

[PGriff]

OK, I have a 40 breeder 20 sump. I had

2 midnight clowns
1 fire red shrimp
1 yellow clown goby

two days ago I bought

1 banded shrimp sm/med size
1 6 line wrasse sm
1 Scopas Tang med

yesterday I feed them all and everyone seems hungry. The tang didn't seem aggressive at first. but the other fish moved when he swims by. a few mins ago I looked over in the tank and the sm/med shrimp is ripped into 3 pieces and my red fire shrimp is hiding in its hole under a rock.... at least I think it's still alive, it's been a few hrs since I've seen it. I've done some reading and people say that seaweed helps control their aggression. I just cut a strip and put it in. Does anyone else have advice?

 

[lion king]

A scopus tang needs to be in like a 125g.

 

[Aardvark1134]

1) Tangs are always somewhat mean
2) Big tang in a small tank wow are they mean

 

[jaxredsoxfan]

I agree here likely no way to curb aggression in a tank that small, just not enough real estate. I would look to possibly re-home him. I know probably not what you wanted to hear but best for the fish.