Purple tang is getting wrecked by my yellow tang...

[g-ray]

I would try to remove the yellow for awhile so the purple can settle in. Put the yellow back in and put a small mirror up on the side of the tank the yellow stays in so he will attack him self instead of the purple.

[Mr Cob]

Yeah, I always move stuff around or add a new rock when I add a new fish.

If they are still going at it tonight when I turn the lights back on, I'm going to implement the egg crate idea. I have an unused piece that I need to cut. I'm almost certain I will not be able to get it to fit tight enough though but we'll see.

Thanks for the replies...I'll post an update later. The things we do for our tangs...LOL!

[g-ray]

try just using the mirror first but try to have him notice it and follow it

[Mr Cob]

I would try to remove the yellow for awhile so the purple can settle in. Put the yellow back in and put a small mirror up on the side of the tank the yellow stays in so he will attack him self instead of the purple.

LOL...I like the mirror idea...that's funny...who would have ever thought of that!?!

BUT...the Yellow is not coming out! He's been tagged as "Uncatchable without removing everything first", and I don't want to go there.

[g-ray]

yeah just try the mirror alone then it has worked for me in the past. If it doesnt work try to catch him and put him back in. Easy way to catch a tang is to turn all the lights in the house off all of them! lol and they come out in the dark, put the net in the tank where he usually hangs out and have your wife turn on the lights real quick, and swoop him up because he will get freaked out by light

[addboy]

I'd have to agree with putting another fish in....a really agressive one.

[Mr Cob]

"Lights-out" worked. The Yellow has established his dominance, purple is being allowed to live, the aggression is down to short chases but no nipping and knife fights.

[txav8r]

Glad to hear they are coexisting. It looked pretty rough Tuesday.

[The Butcher]

yeah just try the mirror alone then it has worked for me in the past. If it doesnt work try to catch him and put him back in. Easy way to catch a tang is to turn all the lights in the house off all of them! lol and they come out in the dark, put the net in the tank where he usually hangs out and have your wife turn on the lights real quick, and swoop him up because he will get freaked out by light

Gary knows this trick first hand. When I purchased a Tang from him, his apartment was pitch black, he kept mumbling something like "The light,the light, turn off your phone, he can see the light, the light " I was puzzled at first, especially when Gary slithered across his floor towards the tank, he told me it was so the Tang wouldn't see him. I'm still not sold on that part though, I really think he was trying out some new dance move he saw on Youtube. It was like some Ninja mission or something, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to stand perfectly still, or run like hell. Then all of a sudden, he dives into his tank (Gary is somewhat untall, but has a great personality and a Big heart for those that don't know him.) Gary then comes back to the surface with the Tang in a rear-naked choke headlock, when all of a sudden the Tang tapped out. Needless to say, I ended up with my Tang and a story to tell. Thanks Gary (G-Ray), you're the Best!!!

p.s. Yes it all did happen, even if Gary doesn't admit it.

[g-ray]

LOL!!! Yup it did hahaha I had to bust out the ninja shadow dance on that tang haha... Thats super funny I cought that tang quick though like 10 min.