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we're going to discuss what to do with the aggressive tank meats.
When we picture a home aquarium, we picture a tranquil space,
fill with color and movement. That's relaxing to watch. At least most of us do,
right, but reef tanks can be a battleground, not only for our corals,
but for our fish too.
As they Jostle for territory feeding and even breeding rights,
aggressive fish can stress out tank mates,
attack new fish and even attack their owners.
They can quickly make life in your tank, a living hell.
So let's look at what we can do to alleviate that first place to
start is with fish selection in the punny stages of your aquarium or
ASIS, start by making a wishlist of all the fish that you want to put in it,
research their size, hardness and aggression, placing the hardiest,
but most peaceful species in first and the most aggressive in last
that gives the peaceful species time to settle in rest and find a home before
being forced to coexist with someone who's naturally more aggressive let's
use. As an example,
the common practice was starting with the introduction of a Danzel fish. First,
what's wrong with that? You may ask.
They are Hardy pretty readily available and inexpensive, right?
They are good at surviving the odd water quality initial fluctuation
parameters and beginner mistakes. However,
they are naturally territorial and aggressive fish.
It's in their nature to stake out of Patrick turf and defended vigorously for
mother fish that entered the area.
Wishing your case that territory could be the whole tank.
Any new fish you put in there will be the target of your Danzel, fish,
aggression.
So least aggressive fish first and most aggressive last,
even if last means six, 12,
or even 18 months down the line next,
ask yourself if you really want or need that aggressive fish at all know that
when it does turn nasty,
it will be difficult to catch and remove from your now beautifully Aqua's skate
system that may already have mature rock work and corals.
A common mistake is to assume that not all members of the species are aggressive
or the one that you're looking at in your local fish store isn't causing any
trouble in his or her holding tank. And therefore he or she should be fine.
Unlike us humans, all individuals.
So the same fish species act and react in the same way to the same
stimulus. So no amount of training will prevent adult puerperal, Tang,
or an adult emperor angel fish from being aggressive towards others of the
similar species. Again,
it's in their nature and they are hardwired to trace others of their own kind
in the wild as they compete for resources like food or mates.
So if you look it up and the books say the species is aggressive,
the internet assesses aggressive and the local Fisher says is aggressive.
There is very little, you will be able to do to prevent that.
It's definitely nature over nurture when it comes to Marine fish.
And as tempting as the species is to keep, if you want a quiet tank,
leave it in there in the store. Next is tank size,
the larger the tank, the easier it will be to accommodate aggressive species.
So choose as big of a tank as you can.
Don't fill it with large fish species and any aggression that does
occur should be easier to manage in the wild fish territories can
vary from just a few inches to a few feet, to even a few yards across.
So for some fish,
even the largest aquarium doesn't fall within their natural territory size.
And remember even the most massive home aquarium is still tiny compared to the
vastness of the oceans, large tanks,
make it possible to make surgeon fish species brasses or accommodate more than
one pair accomplish.
As one pair can live at one another tank and the other pair can live at the
other end without having to fight over territory, go big.
And some aggression traits may fade away next,
look at your mix of fish.
And if you're adding two similar species that compete zebra,
Soma tanks are more aggressive to other Seabra Soma species,
but less aggressive tomatoes and Pino Cadas.
So get one of each instead of three different CBRE Soma species,
and they will be far less likely to fight the same with damsels
Rass angels.
And even govies fish are much more likely to attack a fish that they
see as a threat than one that they don't.
So don't mix two similar looking high body, yellow fish,
even if one is an angel fish,
and one is a tank because they may see each other as competition.
Instead mix a yellow fish with the blue fish, then a red fish,
then a black and white fish,
a high bodied species with the slender body species,
plants of war with the Gracie and herbivore.
And they're all much more likely to get along because they don't see them as a
threat to their food, their homes, or any potential mates. Well,
fed fish are less aggressive than hungry ones.
So feed your fish often throughout the day,
making sure that each and every one gets a Phil's species, specific foods,
feed aggressive feeders, like puffer fish,
and trigger fish first so that they can fill their bellies.
Then not have to dive in teeth first when you drop the smaller food in later,
try feeding both ends of the tank at the same time.
So that one aggressive fish can be in two places at once and feeding,
floating,
and sinking food simultaneously distributing the food so that the entire
feeding area can't be dominated by one or two aggressive fish.
This technique also allows food to float past all areas and all fish in
the tank. If you have an aggressive fish that you don't want to give up,
or don't have the luxury of upgrading to a larger tank,
try a trick that sickly keepers use and Rescate cash to the aggressor and
place it in the sump or in a bucket and rearrange the rocks in the tank,
try to escape in a way that breaks up the line of sight across the length of the
tank and form natural caves, peaks and walls,
which will lack this natural territory once we escaped, but the fish back in,
and there'll be the new fish for once for us to explore and find a new home.
And sometimes that can be enough to lessen previous aggression or do they have a
favorite cave or pipe?
Move it to the end of the tank where they're less likely to snap at passing
fish, feeling bad for their serving its home. Don't he's a jerk.
Remember if aggression gets really bad,
you may need to add a physical barrier to that.
Tank divided an area up with the sheet of acrylic and drew
holes in it to allow water to pass through, but not the aggressor.
Isolation boxes are great for placing in the tank and putting new fish in to get
used to everyone,
but they can also be used to hold an aggressive fish that needs a out
or consider moving the repeat offender to your sump.
Long-term where they benefited from the same water,
but Ken harmed their tank mates. But for every aggressive fish,
there is always one that's more aggressive consider setting up a tank
just for aggressive repetatur fish, like large angels, puffers triggers,
yields, and lionfish of boisterous surgeonfish Danzel fish,
or angel fish will assume behave themselves in a presses of a larger trigger
fish or puffer fish. So aggression can also be managed that way.
Well, at the same time,
allow you to keep some really cool fish that you wouldn't usually be able to
keep in your reef tank. That's all we have for today.
If you would like to be part of the discussion,
or if you have a story that you know, will help a fellow hobbyists,
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