? about a clown trigger

[hardasaroc]

ok i have a black trigger, stars and stripe puffer, humu humu trigger and i just got a clown trigger and the clown trigger and there all about 3-4" the clown is the smallest there in a 55G bow and my LFs said that they would be fine together. He said that they wouldn't mess with each other and so far there not but i want to know if once he gets used to the tank is he goin to pick on all my other tankmates?
Thanks :happyfish

 

[gasguzzler]

A pecking order is inevitable in an aggressive tank, but the level of violence can vary. Keep a close eye for the next few weeks and keep the tanks lights low or dimly light the room while youre gone during the day. Good luck.

 

[hardasaroc]

what does the dimming lights do??

 

[gasguzzler]

It will decrease the activity level by instinct so they are more pre-occupied with finding refuge to beat each other up. Ive commonly done this when acclimating new additions and it works well.

 

[hardasaroc]

the tank is in a room were it is preety dark would that be good enough or should i dim the ligts on the tank too

 

[gasguzzler]

The tank can only be as dark as the lights will allow, so I would go ahead and dim those too. I also agree with the above statements concerning tank size/growth rate. Thin the herd soon or upgrade.

 

[hardasaroc]

ok thanks for the info