ozzfan84
Member
Hello all,
It's been a while since I posted because I have kept the same fish for about 3 years. I have a Hawaiian Dragon (had for 5 years) and a very big Grouper (not sure of the type but he looks like the blue spotted ones but hes gray and black). My Violatin Lion died about 2 weeks ago (not sure of what it was... he just lost his appitite over the past couple of months and then died. i had him for about 3 years and he was over 10"). They are in a 125 gallon.
Today, I decided to add a Snapper to the tank to take the place of the Lion. He is almost the same exact size as the grouper, just a tad smaller (they are both over 10").
The grouper will not leave him alone!
I just looked in, about 20 minutes after acclimation, and the snapper looks like he has been bit several times by the grouper. He has marks and looks stressed.
Immediately, I took the grouper out and put him in the only thing I had, one of those Instant Ocean buckets. Now I have a powerhead in there too to move around the water.
The problem is, I can't return the Snapper to the LFS because they don't open till Tuesday now. What should I do?
I also just rearranged the rocks in the tank in hopes that if I introduce the grouper later he might not be as aggressive because of the new environment.
Please give me any advice.
Thanks!
John
It's been a while since I posted because I have kept the same fish for about 3 years. I have a Hawaiian Dragon (had for 5 years) and a very big Grouper (not sure of the type but he looks like the blue spotted ones but hes gray and black). My Violatin Lion died about 2 weeks ago (not sure of what it was... he just lost his appitite over the past couple of months and then died. i had him for about 3 years and he was over 10"). They are in a 125 gallon.
Today, I decided to add a Snapper to the tank to take the place of the Lion. He is almost the same exact size as the grouper, just a tad smaller (they are both over 10").
The grouper will not leave him alone!
I just looked in, about 20 minutes after acclimation, and the snapper looks like he has been bit several times by the grouper. He has marks and looks stressed.
Immediately, I took the grouper out and put him in the only thing I had, one of those Instant Ocean buckets. Now I have a powerhead in there too to move around the water.
The problem is, I can't return the Snapper to the LFS because they don't open till Tuesday now. What should I do?
I also just rearranged the rocks in the tank in hopes that if I introduce the grouper later he might not be as aggressive because of the new environment.
Please give me any advice.
Thanks!
John
