Unwelcome Fish?

[rednwhite barmy]

can anyone offer any pearls of wisdom? been in the marine game for nearly a year now with a 240lt tank the prob is i've just purchased a copperband butterfly fish and my naso tang and yellow tang have not taken to new fella very well. I understand about fish and being territorial but consided all 3 fish to be peaceful, will the bullying of the copperband stop when he's more accepted? please help, cheers

 

[SkiFletch]

As the naso and yellow tang are already established, and the copperband butterfly is a very similar body type and color. As such, the Tangs show aggression towards the copperband as if the copperband were a rival male. And it's unlikely that they'll change so long as the copperband remains in the tank... Wish I had better news for ya

 

[rednwhite barmy]

As the naso and yellow tang are already established, and the copperband butterfly is a very similar body type and color. As such, the Tangs show aggression towards the copperband as if the copperband were a rival male. And it's unlikely that they'll change so long as the copperband remains in the tank... Wish I had better news for ya

cheers for the advice would it help if i rearranged my live rocks to break up fish territorys, bit like starting out anew? am canny desperate and it would be ashame to get rid of my copperband as i think he could become a great asset to my tank.

 

[SkiFletch]

It might... And if you're willing, it's worth a try.