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09/14/2017, 11:03 AM | #1 |
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Agressive Fish
I have a Kole tang, who I named JERK, which rules my tank. He bothers everyone and is just a jerk.
I put a mirror in the tank and now he only bothers the mirror. I am running out of ideas to stop him from picking on others. Anyone else have a Jerk they want to **** off? Next step is dropping him into the sump. Any other ideas? His colors pop, but he is like a live hand granade.
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Get another bigger tang
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09/14/2017, 02:28 PM | #3 |
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He nipped the tail of my Potters Angel. The mirror distracted him and I scooped him up. He now lives in a 180. gallon refugium.
He is a Jerk. Now he lives in an endless buffet of food and algae. I guess Jerks do get rewarded.
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09/14/2017, 02:40 PM | #4 |
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Well if you think about it, the other fishes were rewarded too... with the lack of Jerk. I'm sure they're happy now. How big is Jerk btw?
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09/14/2017, 02:54 PM | #5 |
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got him at 1-2 inches three months ago. He was ok. He is 4+ inches now. I feed 3 times a day and he grew fast. I will never get another Kole Tang. The mirror is a certain evil joy when I get him mad. I hate him, but he is beautiful.
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09/14/2017, 03:24 PM | #6 |
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I know how you feel, I have a purple Tang that l am ready to trade with a LFS or maybe sell on craigslist. A beauty but has slashed my Regal countless times.
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09/15/2017, 02:41 AM | #7 |
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Watching the Kole fight with the mirror was worth it. Made me feel better ****ing him off.
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09/15/2017, 12:29 PM | #8 |
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ladies.. all the blame goes to you for that one..
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09/24/2017, 09:13 AM | #9 |
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It is my experience that all tangs are big jerks. I stopped keeping them. Although I could be tempted by that Achilles.... but they may be the biggest jerks of all!
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09/24/2017, 12:10 PM | #11 |
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What's funny is the yellow tang is watching in amazement
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09/24/2017, 01:38 PM | #12 |
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What size tank are they in? I would have guessed the yellow being the boss of the tank not the kole but they way he is slowly backing away from the kole is funny LOL.
I think adding more rocks will definitely help with the aggression.
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