Yellow Kole eye tang bullying leopard wrasse

[Sakosreef]

Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. Today I introduced a 2 inch yellow Kole eye tang into my 75 gallon tank and I’m having some aggression. I currently have a canary blenny, a cardinal, a flasher wrasse, a leopard wrasse, and a sleeper head goby. My leopard wrasse was in the sand when I introduced the yellow Kole eye tang into the tank, my wrasse came out of the sand and I noticed the Kole eye tang started chasing it around. It wasn’t relentless but it was pretty bad and I didn’t want to stress my leopard wrasse out (it’s a blue star female leopard wrasse). I took the Kole eye out and put it in qt, any tips on reintroducing the Kole eye? I’m thinking to introduce it while everyone is out so the tang feels like an outsider.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Acclimation box

 

[Sakosreef]

Acclimation box

I should just put the Kole eye in there? How long do I leave it in there for?

 

[Jon Fishman]

I should just put the Kole eye in there? How long do I leave it in there for?

Try a day or so

 

[Sakosreef]

Try a day or so

and would you recommend all of my fish be out and swimming around when I reintroduce him?

 

[Jon Fishman]

and would you recommend all of my fish be out and swimming around when I reintroduce him?

Not sure that would matter as much. The box should curb some of his dominance issues

 

[Fudsey]

You could also tape a mirror to the glass as well. The kole will antagonize himself in the mirror....

 

[Sakosreef]

You could also tape a mirror to the glass as well. The kole will antagonize himself in the mirror....

And just leave that on there permanently? The sides of my tank reflect, I’m not sure if he was bullying himself or not but I will give it a shot!

 

[Sakosreef]

Not sure that would matter as much. The box should curb some of his dominance issues

Gotcha, I will give that a shot!

 

[Fudsey]

And just leave that on there permanently? The sides of my tank reflect, I’m not sure if he was bullying himself or not but I will give it a shot!

Usually a few days until the bullying subsides, and your tank sides reflecting is an optical illusion to your view inside the tank unless you have mirrored glass.

 

[Sakosreef]

Usually a few days until the bullying subsides, and your tank sides reflecting is an optical illusion to your view inside the tank unless you have mirrored glass.

Oh I didn’t know that, I doubt it is actually mirrored. I’ll try putting him in an acclimation box and also I’ll throw in a mirror for good measure. Thanks!