Six lined wrasse bully

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I need help on this. Introduced an aiptasia eating file fish and the wrasse started body slamming the poor newbie. I got the file fish out for now in a HOB breeder box that feeds water from the tank and back in. What and how to fix this wrasse problem.
 

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Put the wrasse in “time out” for as long as you and the wrasse can tolerate, then reintroduce. Might not work but worth a try (if you can catch the wrasse). My 6-line was pretty vicious to new additions, however, during my most recent move I kept him in a breeder box until all the other fish were introduced and settled . He has behaved himself since *fingers crossed.
 
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Put the wrasse in “time out” for as long as you and the wrasse can tolerate, then reintroduce. Might not work but worth a try (if you can catch the wrasse). My 6-line was pretty vicious to new additions, however, during my most recent move I kept him in a breeder box until all the other fish were introduced and settled . He has behaved himself since *fingers crossed.
Thank you. I was kind of thinking that. If I can catch him without pulling my tank completely apart. I have too many hiding spots. And he is quick
 

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I need help on this. Introduced an aiptasia eating file fish and the wrasse started body slamming the poor newbie. I got the file fish out for now in a HOB breeder box that feeds water from the tank and back in. What and how to fix this wrasse problem.
Get rid of the wrasse. It will be highly unlikely you can change his behaviour - once aggressive, always aggressive.
 

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Put the wrasse in “time out” for as long as you and the wrasse can tolerate, then reintroduce. Might not work but worth a try (if you can catch the wrasse). My 6-line was pretty vicious to new additions, however, during my most recent move I kept him in a breeder box until all the other fish were introduced and settled . He has behaved himself since *fingers crossed.
Chances are, if you introduce another fish now that wrasse will become nasty again, these guys are almost impossible to control. The only places I keep them is in sumps filled with rock (and I mean full).
 

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