Today I took a run to the LFS and found a beautiful juvenile Hippo Tang. Score!!! Got him home, acclimated him and put him into my 55G mixed reef.. Thought he would be a fantastic addition of different color until he outgrows the 55. The Yellow Tang had a different opinion. He IMMEDIATELY went after the Hippo with death in his eyes! Flashing his tail spike and chasing the Hippo around relentlessly.
Now I have a bit of a dilemma. The only tank I have where I feel he will be safe is the 32. He is going to outgrow that tank quickly. Then what do I do with him? Obviously the 55 is a no go, and I fear that the 180 will be a problem too.. I have a lot of fairly aggressive fish in there now, including a Scopas Tang that is considerably larger than the Hippo (larger than the Yellow as well so I don't think moving that one would work either)
I am really surprised at the reaction. They are such dissimilar fish.. I would have expected them to pretty much ignore each other. The Yellow is a model citizen with the tankmates he has now (2 Wyoming White Clowns, 2 Pajama Cardinals, 1 Magenta Dottyback, 1 Blue-green Chromis, 1 Firefish Goby)
I really want that pop of blue in this tank. What else could I put in there to give me the color and not have the aggression? Maybe a Yellow Tail Blue Damsel?
Opinions?
Now I have a bit of a dilemma. The only tank I have where I feel he will be safe is the 32. He is going to outgrow that tank quickly. Then what do I do with him? Obviously the 55 is a no go, and I fear that the 180 will be a problem too.. I have a lot of fairly aggressive fish in there now, including a Scopas Tang that is considerably larger than the Hippo (larger than the Yellow as well so I don't think moving that one would work either)
I am really surprised at the reaction. They are such dissimilar fish.. I would have expected them to pretty much ignore each other. The Yellow is a model citizen with the tankmates he has now (2 Wyoming White Clowns, 2 Pajama Cardinals, 1 Magenta Dottyback, 1 Blue-green Chromis, 1 Firefish Goby)
I really want that pop of blue in this tank. What else could I put in there to give me the color and not have the aggression? Maybe a Yellow Tail Blue Damsel?
Opinions?