Tang and rabbitfish

[shawnlimjq]

Do rabbitfish always attack tangs?

 

Every time my rabbitfish sees the tang, it chases after it and bites its body. My rabbitfish is about 2 to 3 times the size of the blue tang.

 

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[soggycookies]

It could be due to competition for food in the tank since they eat the same things: algae. Though it may just be down to the individual fish’s temperament. I had smaller Rabbitfish that would chase my Wrasse and each other all over the tank, but my foot-Long Rabbitfish is a gentle giant and model citizen in my tank now who leaves everyone alone and just does his own thing.


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[shawnlimjq]

Stupid rabbitfish descaling my blue tang every time.

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[Indeco]

Maybe due to territorial issue also.

Try feeding more times but same amount and see got improve or not.

Else change the landscape and see.

[shawnlimjq]

Maybe due to territorial issue also.

Try feeding more times but same amount and see got improve or not.

Else change the landscape and see.

Finally after a few days, my rabbitfish stopped kissing my tang. But my tang always like to swim at 45 degree angles most of the time.

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