bicolor pseudochromis problem

[rgun2515]

Got a problem with a bicolor pseudochromis. I set a fish trap, but can't get him to go in... Got a Tomini Tang from greenwich aquaria Saturday that's the size of a Quarter... Maybe... and the bicolor pseudochromis would not leave him alone. Was able to catch the tang and move him to my refugium for now.


Any tips?

 

[D1J8Z]

try no food for a few days then food in the trap

any other fish in the tank? What size tank is it?

 

[bigyankfan]

Here's something I do all the time and it works like a charm: get yourself one of the metal tea strainer balls - the one with the holes in it. Put food in it and put it in the trap. Voila! your fish is caught. HTH.

 

[rgun2515]

try no food for a few days then food in the trap

any other fish in the tank? What size tank is it?

The tank is a 125 Gal. with a 15 Gal. Refugium and a 50 Gal sump.

Fish include...

1- Bicolor Pseudochromis 3"
1- Tomini Tang 1" (safe in Refugium)
1- Diamond Goby 3.5"
1- Green Mandarin 2"
1- Yellow Tang 4"
1- Blue Hippo Tang 2"
1- Powder Brown Tang 4"
1- Flame Angel 2.5"
3- Ocellaris Clownfish 1.5"

1- Purple Lobster 3.5"
1- Banded Coral Shrimp 2"
2- Scarlet Shrimp 3"
3- Red sea stars 2.5"
Many Snails, Emerald and Hermit Crabs.

Coral List

Aussie Acans
Torch Coral
Elegance Coral
Frogspawn
Neon Green Palau Nephthea(Green Sinularia)
Red Finger Gorgonian
Starburst Polyp
Glove Polyps-Green
Green Star polyps
Eagle Eye Zoa
Gorilla Nipple Zoa
Pink Panther Zoa
Pink and Green Polyp Gigantus
Red, green, and blue Mushrooms
Silver Pulsing Xenia
Brown Palythoa

 

[rgun2515]

RIP 75.00 Tomini Tang ...

Aside from a torn fin, looked fine thismorning... Guess the Bicolor Pseudochromis did more damage than I thought...

 

[D1J8Z]

tiny tangs tend to have a bad survival rate, the psuedo was just doing his job im more suprised the other tangs didnt jump in the welcome party as well sorry about your loss

Dave

 

[rgun2515]

tiny tangs tend to have a bad survival rate, the psuedo was just doing his job im more suprised the other tangs didnt jump in the welcome party as well sorry about your loss

Dave

When I first put him in, everything was going well. He was actualy sticking close to the Yellow tang, and the Yellow tang seemed to be fine with it. It's too bad. He was a cool little fish.