So I have a 270 gallon FOWLR currently, and I have pretty much completed my stocking list. However now I have a problem, something in the tank is nipping and I just can't stand it!
My stock:
1 niger trigger( 3 inches)
1 porcupine puffer(4 inches)
1 bluespot toby puffer
1 female blue throat trigger
1 emperor angel(he is now dead, but would like to get another after I sort this out)
1 Swallowtail angel
1 flame angel(2 inches)
1 yellow mimic tang
1 tang whose name I forget I think it is called "Scopas"
1 longnosehawk fish(he is 3 or 4 inches)
Big Eye Black Bar Soldierfish(very small about 1.5 inches)
1 male lyretail anthias
Something bit and killed my emperor angel, took a chunk out of mimic tangs tail, bit the dorsal of the scopas tang, and nipped the tail on my hawkfish. The porcupine puffer kind of rules the tank, and has attempted to eat fish while I float them in the bag which makes me suspect him. I don't want to keep a fish that is going to bite the others like this. If not him I can't imagine who else it would be, feel like if it was the niger trigger I would see it happening.
He was my reason for going FOWLR in the first place, and without him I think I would like to just keep a more peaceful tank(although I do not really want coral). In order to achieve a peaceful tank I would need to remove both puffers, the niger trigger, and potentially the soldierfish as it will be a danger to small fish later on? With those gone it would be peaceful, could add some smaller fish, and maybe even be safe for snails+hermit crabs?
It is my understanding that the emperor angelfish is only aggressive to fish that will challenge it's authority which with the others gone would not be a problem correct, or do I need to give-up on the emperor as well?
My stock:
1 niger trigger( 3 inches)
1 porcupine puffer(4 inches)
1 bluespot toby puffer
1 female blue throat trigger
1 emperor angel(he is now dead, but would like to get another after I sort this out)
1 Swallowtail angel
1 flame angel(2 inches)
1 yellow mimic tang
1 tang whose name I forget I think it is called "Scopas"
1 longnosehawk fish(he is 3 or 4 inches)
Big Eye Black Bar Soldierfish(very small about 1.5 inches)
1 male lyretail anthias
Something bit and killed my emperor angel, took a chunk out of mimic tangs tail, bit the dorsal of the scopas tang, and nipped the tail on my hawkfish. The porcupine puffer kind of rules the tank, and has attempted to eat fish while I float them in the bag which makes me suspect him. I don't want to keep a fish that is going to bite the others like this. If not him I can't imagine who else it would be, feel like if it was the niger trigger I would see it happening.
He was my reason for going FOWLR in the first place, and without him I think I would like to just keep a more peaceful tank(although I do not really want coral). In order to achieve a peaceful tank I would need to remove both puffers, the niger trigger, and potentially the soldierfish as it will be a danger to small fish later on? With those gone it would be peaceful, could add some smaller fish, and maybe even be safe for snails+hermit crabs?
It is my understanding that the emperor angelfish is only aggressive to fish that will challenge it's authority which with the others gone would not be a problem correct, or do I need to give-up on the emperor as well?