wrasse problem

[Jarrett]

i have a yellow coris wrasse in my 75 gallon, supposedly they are suppose to be peaceful but this jerk wont leave my new orangeback fairy wrasse alone, usually its a day or two of bullying but this guy wont let up. the fairy wrasse is still in good health and eats but is afraid to come out and swim in the open. will this eventually subside. or do i have to attempt to catch this yellow wrasse?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Wow I had a yellow coris wrasse and my mystery wrasse threw him the beatings !!! It all depends on which wrasse you like the most??

 

[Jarrett]

i hate the aggressor always. there both nice fish, and theres plenty of room and plenty of hiding places for them. never had this issue and i have had all sorts of wrasses. and i just replaced the two i lost with these two and now its another problem. this hobby is irritating me lately.

 

[Jarrett]

the fairy wrasse is being such a panzy, the yellow wrasse isn't even attacking him he just swims at him. if he would grow some balls it probably wouldn't be an issue lol.

 

[Sandyp1]

Give them some time to work it out. How long was the Yellow Wrasse in the tank before you added the other?

 

[Jarrett]

only a week, i figured id give him time to settle in and then i added the orangeback wrasse the following week that way there wasn't too long of an establishment for either wrasse. guess my thought process was wrong lol.

 

[Mike S]

Try putting a mirror up to the glass for a few days to distract the corris.

 

[Jarrett]

ok i have a mirror set up on the opposite end right now ill see what happens.

 

[Jarrett]

out of curiosity how would this stop bullying, granted he is distracted right now but once i pull the mirror away wont he just go back to being normal lol?

 

[Deanos]

The mirror distraction MAY give the fairy wrasse a chance to establish a territory of its own making it less likely to be bullied.

 

[Dre]

I doubt the bullying will stop. The tank is too small, fairy wrasse will get wings and fly out one day...

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I doubt the bullying will stop. The tank is too small, fairy wrasse will get wings and fly out one day...

This is y I now have / instead of 3 wrasses lol coris went airborne

 

[Jarrett]

its impossible for him to get out, the canopy is fully enclosed. already been there done that lol.

 

[brunoboarder2444]

you could try pulling them both out for a few days and reintroducing at the same time

or you could do what i mentioned above along with reorganizing the rock around the yellow coris wrases territory

 

[ducati335i]

When I have aggression in a tank I feed more often, use those cling on stickers on the glass, and watch.. Each fish is different w it's own personality.. So far I have gotten lucky, I'm hoping it will continue.. I have a exquisite wrasse, solar wrasse and Xmas wrasses added in that order I plan to add several more..

I did have a yellow goby that killed a 7 inch sailfin no joke (made him stay in the corner, would attack him like a missile) I bought another sailfin And the same happened.. So I finally gave him to the lfs abd they didn't believe me.. O well