SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted January 20, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi, My tank has been running more than 3 months. PT fat and healthy. However when I put in any other tangs, have tried powder blue, naso n blue tang All got wacked till got ich n die.... Any way to solve this except selling this PT away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiggie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Put him in jail .. Quote Stairway to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Koh Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Put him in an isolation box. Then when feeding then other fishes, feed them close to this isolation box so they get used to each other. Ensure that the new fishes have found their own homes and are comfortable before U let PT out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member asg Posted January 20, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 1) buy fish that is bigger than it 2) when introduced new fish, put the PT in a breeder box 3) rearrange the rock work when introduce new fish 4) buy a trigger fish and see how it bullies the PT... Quote 子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...) Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006) Now: (2014) @Sept 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sherilyn91 Posted January 20, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 My pt was added last and so far all live harmony.. Breeder box works well.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member PowderTang Posted January 20, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 Put all the new fishes together at once so that PT dunno who to whack / take turn to whack Reduce the stresses of each fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land2013 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Put mirror at the tank side wall. If the PT go for it, the new added fish will have some time to get well in ur tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Lee Khim Ann Posted January 20, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 use ur hand whack the pt until he scared and dun dare whack the other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaohao85 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 sell ur purple tang .. lol .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Koh Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 On 1/20/2015 at 3:26 AM, andtsg said: 1) buy fish that is bigger than it 2) when introduced new fish, put the PT in a breeder box 3) rearrange the rock work when introduce new fish 4) buy a trigger fish and see how it bullies the PT... Haha! Bro .. number 4 is WOAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted January 20, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks for all the useful n yet hilarious suggestions! That's the fun of this hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member woyeng** Posted January 21, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 21, 2015 PT is the current alpha. Difficult to train his temper unless u change him out. I had PT who terrorised whole tank (include other tank mates, not just tangs)...after removing him (sold), all tank mates started swimming happily ever after...until the next alpha takes over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 PT is your "Mr In charge". But not all PT are like that. you can perhaps feed it some seaweed? It will be too busy snacking on it that it forgets to bully his tank mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member asg Posted January 22, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 22, 2015 On 1/20/2015 at 10:49 AM, Turtle1989 said: Haha! Bro .. number 4 is WOAH! haha, fight violence with violence ah Quote 子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...) Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006) Now: (2014) @Sept 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Koh Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Haha! I do intend to keep a trigger fish one day (If I get approval for a 6ft by HDB). And hopefully train them not to touch my corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member asg Posted January 22, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 22, 2015 On 1/22/2015 at 6:40 AM, Turtle1989 said: Haha! I do intend to keep a trigger fish one day (If I get approval for a 6ft by HDB). And hopefully train them not to touch my corals. I once have a picasso trigger fish in a four feet LPS tank, it won't touch coral but touch everything beside it, from anthias to clam to shrimp to crab... makes me wonder whether what I bought is a trigger or a shark... Quote 子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...) Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006) Now: (2014) @Sept 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member PowderTang Posted January 22, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 22, 2015 Try the seaweed method or put red bamboo to allow it to graze and soon, it will lose focus on tank mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted January 22, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 22, 2015 I had 3 red bamboo n feed seaweed. No use. It will nip the seaweed n chase the others away. Then go back n eat n chase.... I think I hv to rescape my rocks...if not I hv to get another leader to lead this leader... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exomanic Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just add in a large sohal everything will be fine dun need go trigger la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member PowderTang Posted January 24, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 24, 2015 I see, then you can try adding a few new tank mates at one go My yellow tangs were aggressive to my new purple tang, so no choice,I added 3 PT at one go...after a couple of days, they are ok already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted January 24, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 24, 2015 Currently my tank only contain YT n PT that are taking over the whole tank. Both my pdt n Naso got whacked ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lazer Posted January 26, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2015 Rearrange the rock..isolate the pt in quarantine tank. Put other tangs until it feeding n fat then only release the pt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lazer Posted January 26, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2015 Rearrange the rock..isolate the pt in quarantine tank. Put other tangs until it feeding n fat then only release the pt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lazer Posted January 26, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2015 Rearrange the rock..isolate the pt in quarantine tank. Put other tangs until it feeding n fat then only release the pt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted January 26, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2015 Ok. Provided I can trap it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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