Fish fighting

[UncleMike]

I have a cherub angel that is bullying my latest addition, a 6-Line wrasse.
I've tried rearranging the live rock and leaving the lights off. He seems relentless on seek-&-destroy mode.

If anyone has some other ideas, please let me know.

 

[Fishluva513]

Add a small mirror. The pygmys are relentless


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[dubcity03]

add a small mirror. The pygmys are relentless


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[wonderballz]

The small mirror trick worked for me when I added my Lubbock wrasse. My cherub was a astard. They settled down after a few days. Now they are buds.

 

[UncleMike]

Mirror trick did nothing but keep all fish away from the mirror.
Any other suggestions or do you think I should just let them work it out?
I hate to see the new one die due to stress.

 

[Fishluva513]

If u can catch the angel and separate him for a few days let the other guy feel at home for a couple days then add the angel back


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[UncleMike]

I don't really have a second tank.

 

[Fishluva513]

If u dont have a sump just use a net breeder cheap and simple


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[wonderballz]

net breeder is a good idea too. That would be my second option

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Is the six-line eating, is he a lot smaller than the angel? The cherub angel is always going to be territorial and be a pain. If the six-line is eating and is not too small he should be able to hold his own after a few days in the tank. If he is beat up and not eating then I'd say he will most likely be killed

 

[UncleMike]

The 6-line is larger and is eating but the cherub is still relentless. I find leaving the light off helps a little but that is not a long term solution. I would have to take out all of my live rock in order to catch the cherub and currently I don't have anything to put him in.

Is there any chance the cherub gives it a rest? This has been going on since Friday.

 

[UncleMike]

Ok, here's my game plan...
I just picked up a little 1 gallon tank that I'm planning on quarantining the cherub angel in. In order to catch the little SOB, I'm probably going to have to remove a lot if not all of the live rock anyway. So in addition to quarantine, I will also be re-aquascaping. The guy at my LFS said that I should keep the cherub quarantined for about a week.

Does anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[basiab]

Usually the six line is the aggressor. They are pretty fast so chances are he will be ok until the angel gets used to him.

 

[UncleMike]

Usually the six line is the aggressor. They are pretty fast so chances are he will be ok until the angel gets used to him.

Yeah, so far the 6-line has been very docile. It leaves everything else alone. The cherub on the other hand is like an aquatic honey badger. All day just looking to pick a fight. I'm hoping the quarantine works. The 6-line is a beautiful specimen.