I lost a bit of my temper last night ( pretty rare for me) trying to get the male out of the community tank and it became a test of will between me and this fish LOL. Ended up tearing my tank completely apart. Plants, fake rocks, real rocks, ornaments.
I always figure on breaking the tank down to remove a fish.
I diden't realize I had so much hidden debris. But it wasn't so bad really and if fact gave me a whole new appreciation for fake cave rock and the occasional need to rearrange and build a better reef with allot more home caves.
I recommend rearranging the decor once a month for a good vac, or increase water flow to lessen accumulation of debris around structure.
Finally catching him and the alpha Kenyi for good measure plan to take them bot to the LFS. According to the site description she is defiantly a female so Im giving her another chance, mostly becasue I have never seen her show any signs of aggression only run from it.
I would get rid of her while you have the chance. Even female crabro can be extremely aggressive toward fish that resemble them ( I.E. any fish with strips and the same body shape ). Better to start fresh.
In the case of bumblebee aggression maybe she will be the exception. If not Ill rearrange my tank again LOL. Actually she was a piece of cake to catch compared to male and the Kenyi.
The tank is now much more at ease, everyone sizing up new home caves and swimming around leisurely with no aggression.
Oh one other thing FYI, the male completely changed color to bright yellow with bold black striping. I guess all that tank chasing and move to segragation caused it.
