Tank bullies- now what?

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What do you do once you have a tank bully and they become a problem?

For me- Eviction time. Its time to go and find a new home.
Isolation - Give them a time out first and see if they after a couple of weeks have changed their attitude.
What do you do ?
 
Put a bigger fish in to bully the bully… attitude adjuster.. :grinning-squinting-face:nah just kidding… I try to stop them by spooking them through the glass.. no telling what happens when I’m not around.
 
Same boat as you @vetteguy53081. I have a Bristletooth that is being a jerk to my Foxface. I've tried one type of trap with no success. The Nyos trap looks like it might work, but if not you're out $70. Long ago, I made a really good trap with doors on both ends such that the fish could swim straight though. Once they were accustomed to that, I would pull the monofilament which would close both ends of the trap. May have to make another.
 
I have a peaceful only tank and a predator. Fish that show any aggression in the former get sent to the latter.
Here are those inmates:
 

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I have a peaceful only tank and a predator. Fish that show any aggression in the former get sent to the latter.
Here are those inmates:
huge advantage
 
What do you do once you have a tank bully and they become a problem?

For me- Eviction time. Its time to go and find a new home.
Isolation - Give them a time out first and see if they after a couple of weeks have changed their attitude.
What do you do ?
I try a mirror first than move to other measures.
For a persistent bully
Remove and rehome. In rare instances a bamboo skewer was thought about but never acted on.
 
I have a tomato clown who was a huge bully when he first joined, but with all the rockwork, getting him out to put in tank #2 was a bust. Instead, I moved the Ocellaris clowns to tank 2 and our sailfin tang has grown large enough to put him in his place when he gets obstreperous. We kinda thought it would be the Falco Hawkfish that would be the bully, but the only thing he hassles are the corals...loves to put his fins on the zoas, duncan & favia lol
 
What do you do once you have a tank bully and they become a problem?

For me- Eviction time. Its time to go and find a new home.
Isolation - Give them a time out first and see if they after a couple of weeks have changed their attitude.
What do you do ?
Put him on ice if you can't find a home. My purple tang met that fate. This was 20 years ago before stores would take your bully
 
I have a peaceful only tank and a predator. Fish that show any aggression in the former get sent to the latter.
Here are those inmates:
What is that wrasse??? So beautiful
 
I have no tolerance for all out bullying but when it happens the perp is coming out in a fish trap or a body bag. Makes no difference to me unless it was an expensive fish. Then I sell him to another Reefer as a very peaceful fish.


Jk about the last part. I do find someone who will take it though
 
I avoided getting rid of my beloved queen angel by relocating to the sump for two weeks. It doesn’t work with every fish but worth a shot if you like that particular fish lol.
 
Put a bigger fish in to bully the bully… attitude adjuster.. :grinning-squinting-face:nah just kidding… I try to stop them by spooking them through the glass.. no telling what happens when I’m not around.
Tried that once, now I have two bullies. :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
Eviction. I've had to do the same with fish that decide to munch on corals.
 

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