Pain in the Wrasse...

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TylerHancock

I have a 6 Line Wrasse that thinks he is the boss and anytime I put a new fish in, he beats them up? Clowns and goby's, he doesn't mess with long. But I just put a new wrasse in and he is really hammering on the new guy. Knocking his scales off and everything. And I can't get either out of this 90g tank because they are too fast.

Is there any way to acclimate fish in the future to keep from bullying? I was thinking about a clear box on the side to put any new fish in, but still just assumed as soon as I dropped in the tank the fight would be on?

Anyone find a solution for this problem?
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The room I have my tank can get pretty dark so I turn off all lights even the moonlights I cover the tank with big beach towels so that the other fish go to sleep and thats when I acclimate and then add the fish I do not turn the lights back on till the next day it works for me

Andrea
 
Six line wrasses are very territorial. I got rid of mine and switched to a cryptic six line wrasse


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+1 on the lights off thing. Andrea is right. I have a 6line and a neon dottyback. I acclimate lights off then gradually over several hours raise intensity starting with blues. The dottyback was there first and was a bit snippy with the wrasse but now they're all one big happy family!


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Unfortunately, that is just a six line's nature. I used a 16 oz inverted coke bottle to trap mine...actually worked pretty good and quick since six lines are so active and curious.
 
Guess I just got lucky with mine. It's never bothered anyone. It just glides along thoroughly checking every inch of my aquascape.


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Ive had 2 both never even looked at another fish first one went carpet surfing this one never goes to top of tank.


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Interesting. Will try the lights off next time for sure.
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This is my new one and I haven't seen him in 2 days...


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Nope. Just saw the new one. Looks like he has been in one heck of a bar fight. The six line has to go. Going to try the bottle trick


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Try putting him in QT or Refugium for a while the reintroduce him lights off. It made my big clownfish be nice...


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@Tabi1720 wrote:
Try putting him in QT or Refugium for a while the reintroduce him lights off. It made my big clownfish be nice... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk said:
This is how I got my Yellow Tang to stop trying to murder my Powder Blue. Put 6-Line in the qt/sump for a week or two and he'll play nice when returned : )
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I need some clever ideas on how to get him out? It he so much as sees a new he won't come out of the rocks for a half hour. And the inverted bottled trick isn't working


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That is the hard part. Try watching his behavior for a bit, where he likes to hang out etc. Then maybe you can manipulate him into a spot where you can catch him. Sometimes it helps to have an extra set of hands. Unfortunately you may have to remove a few pieces of rock to get him. It can be a tedious process. If you need help and aren't too far away I will offer my ingenuity and assistance to you if you need help.


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