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I have a 180g, 60in long, with a Gem tang, Scopas tang, a school of lyre tail anthias, a starry blend, a diamondback goby, and various wrasses (mystery, blue star leopard, etc etc). I had a pair of Golden rhomboids and sunburst anthias
Lately my rhomboid died, before that the sunbursts, and before that a pair of helfrich firefish. All of them were "disappearances" except helfrichi #2 (found with nipped fins) sunburst #2 (just up and died for no apparent reason) and rhomboid (swam weird, then died with nipped fins). I think I have a bully nipping fins and harassing the more delicate fish to death...I see no external sign of disease and all my fish are QT'd. This has all been over the course of 2 months.
The only fish I see act aggressive is the male lyre tail...but haven't heard of them beating up on other fish before. Any ideas on how to solve it besides removing him? If I do remove him, and another lyretail becomes male, will they be as aggressive?
I am adding a powder blue tang and another wrasse tomorrow (and more firefish). Any chance the powder blue might keep him in his place?
Any other advice? My tangs get along great, have plenty of room.
Lately my rhomboid died, before that the sunbursts, and before that a pair of helfrich firefish. All of them were "disappearances" except helfrichi #2 (found with nipped fins) sunburst #2 (just up and died for no apparent reason) and rhomboid (swam weird, then died with nipped fins). I think I have a bully nipping fins and harassing the more delicate fish to death...I see no external sign of disease and all my fish are QT'd. This has all been over the course of 2 months.
The only fish I see act aggressive is the male lyre tail...but haven't heard of them beating up on other fish before. Any ideas on how to solve it besides removing him? If I do remove him, and another lyretail becomes male, will they be as aggressive?
I am adding a powder blue tang and another wrasse tomorrow (and more firefish). Any chance the powder blue might keep him in his place?
Any other advice? My tangs get along great, have plenty of room.