i have a 210 gal mixed reef i have been housing a desjardin tang for the past year or so about 2-3 months ago i added a sohal of a similar size.
all was good for the 1st few weeks now im starting to get some more dominate behavior out of the sohal resulting in a bruise and a couple nips of the dorsal fin of the desjardin ... i have a fairly open rockwork while there are enough caves to hide in it doesnt section off the tank in any way,just one big open rock structure... most of the time the sohal just flares and postures at the sailfin but sometimes he is bitey , i know ppl keep sohal and other tangs in tanks the same size as mine or smaller sucessfully. while i know each fish has diffrent personalites i dont see a 210 gal being to small to house both of theese fish peacefully togother
the 2 tangs tank mates are a majestic angel 3in long a tomato clown a royal gramma a cleaner wrasse a blood shrimp and a mandarin dragonette
does this sound like the sohal is trying to establish dominace where the agression will decrease when the sailfin learns his place or should i look for a new home for one of my tangs (last resort i dont want to have to do that) the agression has only been goin on for a week 2 at the most,
also how much would redoing my rock work help to alleivate the situatioin
any ideas or advice will be appreciated thx
all was good for the 1st few weeks now im starting to get some more dominate behavior out of the sohal resulting in a bruise and a couple nips of the dorsal fin of the desjardin ... i have a fairly open rockwork while there are enough caves to hide in it doesnt section off the tank in any way,just one big open rock structure... most of the time the sohal just flares and postures at the sailfin but sometimes he is bitey , i know ppl keep sohal and other tangs in tanks the same size as mine or smaller sucessfully. while i know each fish has diffrent personalites i dont see a 210 gal being to small to house both of theese fish peacefully togother
the 2 tangs tank mates are a majestic angel 3in long a tomato clown a royal gramma a cleaner wrasse a blood shrimp and a mandarin dragonette
does this sound like the sohal is trying to establish dominace where the agression will decrease when the sailfin learns his place or should i look for a new home for one of my tangs (last resort i dont want to have to do that) the agression has only been goin on for a week 2 at the most,
also how much would redoing my rock work help to alleivate the situatioin
any ideas or advice will be appreciated thx