Think I made a bad choice

royalewithcheeze

royalewithcheeze

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I have 4 triggers in a 135 with an aggresive spotted eel.
I wanted to add one more fish and let the guy at my pet store talk me into a lunar wrasse. He is much bigger than the triggers but he is totally freaking out in the tank whenever someody walks into the room. The standard tharashing into the top of the tank and swimming into the mirrored sides. Also, sometimes he just hangs out above the inlet on top of the tank.
Is there anything I can do with him besides turning off the lights earlier in the day than usual?
He is eating, silversides and bloodworms.
Anybody else have a large wrasse, or ever heard of one, in an aggressive tank? Or am I the only tool? :confused:
I'm afraid the stress is going to kill him....
 
daluminum

daluminum

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from what I have NOTICED with my fish.. is that about week 2 of introduction.. they all want to escape.. they seem to spend alot of time pacing against the front glass.. and hiding.. I was concerned at first.. but almost every fish I have has done this for about 2 weeks.. then they relax and become more communal.. I have heard others complain of the same problem.. i guess it's because around this time they have been out of the ocean for about a month.. and they are still adapting to life "on the inside" but I think its normal behavior..
 
sully659

sully659

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2 things 1) what size tank is this first of all? 2) what triggers and/ or other fish are also in there?.....
Yes lunar wrasse can be kept in aggressive tanks... need not worry. unless he doesnt get better then in that situation I would say that I am sorry, but in order for me to help you I would need to know the two things that I have asked above.... Hope I can help!
 
trigga fish

trigga fish

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I don't know what you can do to keep him from running into the mirrored sides, but the lunar wrasse can hold his own.
I have one in my tank with a clown trigger and an 10" Emperator Angel that's mean as hell. The lunar wrasse just keeps his distance and darts away, he's way faster than any other fish in the tank.
 
royalewithcheeze

royalewithcheeze

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DAluminum, like I said in my first post it is a 135 gallon.
The triggers are a clown, undulated, humu, and a black patch.
BTW, I sure do miss Austin!
 
tangcrazy

tangcrazy

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I have a large sunset wrasse in with a very aggressive clown trigger. My wrasse did the same thing, darting into the glass. I have had him about five months, and he did calm down. He was the perfect addition to the trigger, because the clown can't catch him, thus, we named him Speedy! Your wrasse should calm down, and make a great addition to your tank! ;)
 
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