Evil 6-line wrasse beating my mandarin!

dgasmd · 12-03-2002, 08:30 PM

Well, after sitting on my hands for over 9 weeks, I decided to start getting more fish. I only have a 6-line wrasse, a small school of 6 green chromis, and a yellow tang. Today I got an adult size mandarin fish and a small powder brown tang.

As soon as I got the fish in the water, the yellow tang started harrassing the new tang. Completely understandable and expected. Now, 6 hours later, he is begining to ignore him.

The problem is with the wrasse. He started to beat and peck on the mandarin from the moment it hit the water. It pecks at it on the head and back of the body and chases him around the tank while doing this. He is not just touching. We are talking about hard hitting abuse. What's up with this?? I ahd another mandarin before in this same tank and this wrasse acted as if he didn't even existed. Why is he doing this with the new one now? Any helpful ideas?

Alberto

Tank specs:
360 gal with 100 gal sump
4"DSB and 200+ Lb of LR and 300+Lb of base rock.
70+ SPS
All parameters in check
plenty of pods and other critters to go around!

**Minh Nguyen** · 12-03-2002, 09:23 PM

My six-line wrassse blinded my mandarin by pecking her eyes out, then he ignored her. You better remove one or both because you will end-up with a dead mandarin. How big is your tank? Both compete for the same food source and the mandarin will loose.
Minh

hcp28 · 12-03-2002, 09:32 PM

I'd move your 6 line or mandarin into the sump until you can return one of them to the LFS. You could try rearranging the rockwork and placing them both back into the tank at the same time so they have to reestablish their territories. I know this works with some tangs maybe it would work with your situation. HTH

Henry

**kevinpo** · 12-03-2002, 09:57 PM

I had the same experience when I tried a mandarin that was about the same size as the sixline. I tried another a few months later that was twice as big as the sixline without any problems.

HTH,
Kevin

SomeHairyOldGuy · 12-03-2002, 10:45 PM

Good luck catching anything...
SHOG

Chris Lakies · 12-05-2002, 12:13 PM

Yep, I had the same type of experience with my sixline and a lawnmower blennie.

12-03-2002, 08:30 PM	#1
dgasmd 2-much-mojo-4-my-shirt Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Owings Mills, MD Posts: 48	Evil 6-line wrasse beating my mandarin! Well, after sitting on my hands for over 9 weeks, I decided to start getting more fish. I only have a 6-line wrasse, a small school of 6 green chromis, and a yellow tang. Today I got an adult size mandarin fish and a small powder brown tang. As soon as I got the fish in the water, the yellow tang started harrassing the new tang. Completely understandable and expected. Now, 6 hours later, he is begining to ignore him. The problem is with the wrasse. He started to beat and peck on the mandarin from the moment it hit the water. It pecks at it on the head and back of the body and chases him around the tank while doing this. He is not just touching. We are talking about hard hitting abuse. What's up with this?? I ahd another mandarin before in this same tank and this wrasse acted as if he didn't even existed. Why is he doing this with the new one now? Any helpful ideas? Alberto Tank specs: 360 gal with 100 gal sump 4"DSB and 200+ Lb of LR and 300+Lb of base rock. 70+ SPS All parameters in check plenty of pods and other critters to go around! __________________ "Water keeps a ship floating, but it is also what sinks it"

12-03-2002, 09:23 PM	#2
Minh Nguyen Contributing Member/Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 675	My six-line wrassse blinded my mandarin by pecking her eyes out, then he ignored her. You better remove one or both because you will end-up with a dead mandarin. How big is your tank? Both compete for the same food source and the mandarin will loose. Minh __________________ Minh Visit my tank at: http://berlinmethod.com/minhn/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...2/aquarium.htm

12-03-2002, 09:32 PM	#3
hcp28 Evil Czar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,001	I'd move your 6 line or mandarin into the sump until you can return one of them to the LFS. You could try rearranging the rockwork and placing them both back into the tank at the same time so they have to reestablish their territories. I know this works with some tangs maybe it would work with your situation. HTH Henry __________________ Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole and die. -Mel Brooks

12-03-2002, 09:57 PM	#4
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,436	I had the same experience when I tried a mandarin that was about the same size as the sixline. I tried another a few months later that was twice as big as the sixline without any problems. HTH, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

12-03-2002, 10:45 PM	#5
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 736	Good luck catching anything... SHOG __________________ BOOMER SOONER!!!!

12-05-2002, 12:13 PM	#6
Chris Lakies Council Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Utica Mi. Posts: 270	Yep, I had the same type of experience with my sixline and a lawnmower blennie.

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