Please Help Fast!!!!

[fishfatty]

are a strawberry pseudochromis and a clown fairy wrasse compatiable? Once i put my clown fairy wrasse in my tank, the pseudochromis is going after it. WHAT DO I DO!!??!? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

 

[fishfatty]

Help!!!!!!!!

 

[fishfatty]

Come On People I Really Need Help!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fishfatty]

this is REALLY FRUSTRATING!!!!!!

:help:

 

[captainemo]

Mine is nosey and goes after everything I put in the tank, even LR. I have learned that if I feed them as sson as I put something in the tank, it can hide and the fish eat. Then later all is well.

 

[dmitry]

Pseudochromises are quite aggressive fish. I have a Purple One and she bullies a Purple Firefish. The Firefish is almost always hiding. She tried to bully an Exquisite Wrasse, but the Wrasse is twice as big and she backed off. So, the answer to your question is: they're not compatible unless the Wrasse is larger and can stand up for itself. Pseudochromises can be very nasty.

 

[hot883]

Did you feed the tank and turn off all the lights PRIOR to adding the new fish? If not turn them off and go to bed. See what it's like in the a.m.

 

[promisetbg]

They are not "nasty" or "mean".. they are aggressive towards conspecifics.{fish that look the same shape} You may have to remove one or the other if the aggression does'nt stop fishfatty...most likely it will end bad unless you do.

 

[fishfatty]

alright..yes i did turn the lights off and go to bed...i woke up this morning and the fairy wrasse is hiding in the rocks, and i think, breathing a little hard. The pseudochromis doesnt really bother the wrasse when he is hiding in the rocks. The wrasse is deffinantley bigger than the pseudochromis. Should i remove the pseudochromis, or will things settle down? Thanks

 

[fishfatty]

bump

 

[nereef]

it's up to you. if you believe that the aggression will lead to injury/death than you can decide which one you want to pull.

 

[fishfatty]

well i dont know now b/c the wrasse has just been hiding...like barely moving, and the chromis is swimming all around, not bothering the wrasse, but the wrasse is hiding too. the chromis is really hard to catch.

 

[promisetbg]

Best way to remove a fish if you decide to is drain the tank down to a few inches into buckets or a rubbermaid tub. Remove fish, replace water. You can use a powerhead and a length of tubing to quickly replace the water without upsetting the tank too much.

 

[fishfatty]

update...i think things are starting to calm down...the wrasse is coming out more and the chromis isnt bothering him as much. :jumping: