Help With Introducing New Fish

[mmguttman]

Hello everyone, yesterday I introduced 2 new fish to my tank, a Scott's fairy wrasse and a flame angel. My juvenile atlantic blue tang who I've had for a month is picking on them. What are my options to assure their survival? I have tried catching the tang to put him in my sump, but he is impossible to catch. If you have any suggestions please help.
Thank you
Mike

[NanoMan]

they probably just need a few days to get used to their new home. try changing the habitat a little by moving some things to a different spot. it should help.

[OrionGirl]

Re-arranging the tank is really your best bet. Usually, the aggresive fish is the last to be introduced, so the less aggressive fish are able to establish a territory first. If that isn't possible, moving rocks around a lot--enough to make it look like a new area--will help. Make sure the new fish are able to eat. You can use a net to corner the bully, allowing the new fish to eat--if they don't run and hide as well. GL!

[mmguttman]

Thanks for your help. The wrasse is in hiding and completely scared so I have no choice but to rearrange my tank. Thanks again.
Mike

[sauceman]

I added a clown to my tank after a magenta dottyback had already been in residence. Even with the rock rearanged, the dottyback still picked on the clown. I put in a plexiglass divider for the past month...and just took it out the other night....so far, very little territory struggles, and no fin nipping. So maybe give the divider a shot?
Steve

[mmguttman]

Last night when I got home I was ready to re-arrange my tank, but after watching the fish for a while I noticed that the tang was less aggressive towards the wrasse, and gave more room for the angel to swim in. He is still chasing the angel around, but they are both eating. Should I just watch the fish and leave them alone, or can the new fish still die of stress even if they are eating? Thanks for your help and time
Mike

[OrionGirl]

The stressed fish are more susceptible to infection and parasites. Watch them both closely for any sign of problems. Scrapes, ect should warrant special attention, since the fish will more readily get an infection in open wounds. Parasites usually aren't visible immediately but are detectable in behavior--scraping, flashing, ect.

[mmguttman]

What is scrapping and flashing? The new fish seem to be doing fine, they are now swimming all over the tank, and eating normally. The Tang still chases them around a bit, mostly during feeding time. The wrasse has some white spots on it (3 or 4) which I think are ick. The last fish in my tank that had ick I let heal on its own, and it did after about a week or two. With my FW tank I just raise the temp to 86 and it gets rid of the ick, can I do the same with a reef setup? Thanks again

Mike