Has anyone every tried the mirror method on the tank when adding new fish to decrease aggression?
I added a new tang (purple) to my tank today, I already have 3. For a half hour to an hour after I added it, it seemed to be doing just fine. It was right out in front of the tank. It ate with all the other fish. And then bam, my powder brown decided it was time to be a bully. The hippo and the sailfin are fine, so issues. I’ve read multiple people talk about the idea of adding a mirror in the tank .
I guess the idea is that the bully will try to fight its own reflection, to the point where it gets so tired it gives up his “Alpha status”.
Seems plausible. The reviews I read using this method had used a small 5 inch by 5 inch mirror. They state it worked well. I wasn’t able to find a small Mirror, therefore I had to resort using a mirror that I had in my house. It’s about 6-7 inches wide by about 4 feet or so long.
I placed that in the front of the glass and since I did, the powder brown is relentlessly fighting itself.
Idk if the larger mirror is a better idea or a worse idea. Idk if he’s gonna fight his reflection to the death. Idkk….
Anyone have any experience trying this?
I added a new tang (purple) to my tank today, I already have 3. For a half hour to an hour after I added it, it seemed to be doing just fine. It was right out in front of the tank. It ate with all the other fish. And then bam, my powder brown decided it was time to be a bully. The hippo and the sailfin are fine, so issues. I’ve read multiple people talk about the idea of adding a mirror in the tank .
I guess the idea is that the bully will try to fight its own reflection, to the point where it gets so tired it gives up his “Alpha status”.
Seems plausible. The reviews I read using this method had used a small 5 inch by 5 inch mirror. They state it worked well. I wasn’t able to find a small Mirror, therefore I had to resort using a mirror that I had in my house. It’s about 6-7 inches wide by about 4 feet or so long.
I placed that in the front of the glass and since I did, the powder brown is relentlessly fighting itself.
Idk if the larger mirror is a better idea or a worse idea. Idk if he’s gonna fight his reflection to the death. Idkk….
Anyone have any experience trying this?