Hey coral friends!
BACKGROUND: I got both fish as juveniles, are now a few months old. In a perfect world, one would have been female, but perfection will not come.
Separated from each other for a week, and tried to reintroduce the victim fish, and the bullying continued. At this point, I moved the victim to my 5 gallon coral quarantine tank (I would have moved the bully, but the victim was simply easier to catch in her weakened state).
[Obviously a 5gal is not ideal, but it’s what I have to work with at the moment]
NOTE: My display tank is a fluval 13.5 w corals, snails, emerald crab, both benggai, and a cleaner shrimp.
QUESTION: Do I get the bully a mate, then reintroduce the victim fish, OR do I rehome the victim fish, OR can I give both fish mates and leave them separated?
Thanks everyone who took a minute out of their day to help me with my ocean friends, I appreciate all of you!
BACKGROUND: I got both fish as juveniles, are now a few months old. In a perfect world, one would have been female, but perfection will not come.
Separated from each other for a week, and tried to reintroduce the victim fish, and the bullying continued. At this point, I moved the victim to my 5 gallon coral quarantine tank (I would have moved the bully, but the victim was simply easier to catch in her weakened state).
[Obviously a 5gal is not ideal, but it’s what I have to work with at the moment]
NOTE: My display tank is a fluval 13.5 w corals, snails, emerald crab, both benggai, and a cleaner shrimp.
QUESTION: Do I get the bully a mate, then reintroduce the victim fish, OR do I rehome the victim fish, OR can I give both fish mates and leave them separated?
Thanks everyone who took a minute out of their day to help me with my ocean friends, I appreciate all of you!