Purple Tang X Copperband

[Armando]

I got a Copperband but my purple tang was not very happy about him. The purple tang was picking on him and was probably going to kill the CBB. I had to move the CBB to another tank. Just FYI a possible incompatibility if you're thinking about putting them both in the same tank.

 

[Pinkskunk]

Just an idea, remove the tang and leave the cb. after a few weeks, replace the tang. this time he is in someone else's ter.

works for me when i try to put 5 tangs in the same tank

 

[KAS]

I agree with Pinkskunk. I just introduced a CBB with a yellow tang in the tank. I must admit, though, that the yellow tang just 'cornered' the CBB but did not attack him/her. Now 2.5 weeks later, they have come to terms. I have got to believe if you remove the tang for a bit, s/he would feel more like the newcomer than the aggessor/territorial.

 

[Greg Hiller]

I had these two fish together for many years. Everyone knows about the 'mirror' trick, right? You tape a big mirror to the front of your tank for a few days so that the resident fish fights his reflection while the new fish has time to find all the good hiding places. Works wonders.

 

[Ray]

My yellow tang gave my CBB a real hard time when I first added it but after a few days they settled down and now the tang follows the CBB like a puppy most of the time

 

[starrfish]

Armando - curious....what size tank do you have?

Greg - thanks for the great "mirror trick" tip. I'm definitely going to remember that one!

 

[Armando]

Daire this tank is a 75G

 

[Greg Hiller]

I think I heard about the mirror trick first from Larry Jackson a good 7 years ago or so.