Probably a good move :)
Remove the aggressor and add back after a couple weeks or more, I’ve not run in to an aggressige naso before but they’re very strong with dual scalpels so they can do some serious damage.
The achilles died overnight. I think he got too stressed/beaten up. I feel terrible for putting him in that situation. Thanks for all your help.
Sorry for your loss :(
Thank you. I think something's wrong with the blond naso. I created a post in the disease thread. I'll tag you in it since there's photos.
Chocolate and “Eibli” are both variants of mimic tang. They’re very similar in temperament. The eibli variant mimics the eibli angel and is less common in the hobby and a cool fish. They allegedly get larger but I would say I’m home aquaria they probably stay about the same size. I would pick the Eibli mimic based on rarity. A kole would be a cool second tang but they can get aggressive for a bristlooth. So I’d add together or add the Kole second. A tomini might be a better fit, or either a yellow, purple, or scopas.
At this point I would remove the mirror, give him some time to calm down. He may just really dislike other purple tangs. At least you know if the mirror is needed later, that it works.
Adding an Achilles to a sohal and powder blue is definitely asking for trouble... that’s not a risk I would take, personally. Not without adding other tangs but I don’t know how plausible that is with your stocking. The PBT is likely to fixate and extinguish the Achilles.
Yellow are irritated by other yellow Tangs that come after them, unless there is already a school...same or different size at the same time, or the last addition should be bigger, this just lets the older resident know it should not mess with the new one...But, these are fish anything could be possible...I had a Clown Trigger that used to swim into the palm of my hand and eat food, and never attempted to bit me, a power outage took him.
