Tang warfare

[my2rotties]

I'm just hoping they work it all out like they usually do... I would hate to part with Sunny, I love that guy. The sailfin is fine this morning and healing. She has been a little monster and she was put into her place. She is being more submissive now.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by my2rotties

I'm just hoping they work it all out like they usually do... I would hate to part with Sunny, I love that guy. The sailfin is fine this morning and healing. She has been a little monster and she was put into her place. She is being more submissive now.

That's good to hear

[naesco]

Good to hear she is doing better. I prefer the cautious approach as I have lost a tang to dogfights in the past.

[my2rotties]

I agree with you, and wish I could get her out of the tank... or even the Sohal for that matter. It sucks to have a large tank with endless escape routes and hiding spots. I also worry about stressing her out with capturing her and putting her into my fuge... alone. She did not eat today, but she is healing and looks okay. She is still banished to the corner but does have the nerve to swim around at times. The Sohal is just making sure she stays on her side of the tank, and he is not being violent to her at all. She is a very sassy fish and I think she got knocked back down the totem pole.

It is hard to know what to do, since if I leave her in the display she could get killed, but if I QT her, the stress of that alone may kill her... I would hate to lose her either way and feel like my hands are tied at the moment.

Originally Posted by naesco

Good to hear she is doing better. I prefer the cautious approach as I have lost a tang to dogfights in the past.

[naesco]

If she is in the upper corner try this.
Get a very large net or smallish trout net and move lighting etc away from the capture corner.
Set everything up ready to go stool, chair and whatever you need.
Wait until dark and with the net handy, swoop her up quickly before knows what is happening.
Put her in the qt with lights off and a big rock she can hide in/under.
Keep the lights off in the QT, feed her garlic soaked foods and avoid going near the tank.
If you dont think you can do it get someone who can because the swoop needs to be quick
Alternatively stick a nori on a magnet on the other end of the tank and while the sohol is busy toss some food her way, and than, go back to the other end and keep feeding the sohol food tidbits to keep him busy. If the nori magnet is at the top you may want to try scooping the sohal but be quick.
There will be water everywhere so dont do this in front of your wife.
Good Luck

[24storm]

Originally Posted by naesco

There will be water everywhere so dont do this in front of your wife.
Good Luck

To funny cause she is the wife!!!!

[my2rotties]

Hahaa I am the one that does all the dirty work. My hubby built the entire system, so does his impulse buys and I do all the damage control and maintain the system as well as peace in the tank.

My sailfin is savvy, she is under my rock cave and does not venture out much. I will get hubby to distract the sohal so I can feed her a little. I will see what I can do when the lights go out, but these fish are not stupid. They already got netted once or twice in their lives and REMEMBER THE NET! I can pick it up and hold it in front of the tank when there is upheaval, then POOF, I do not have a single fish in the tank anywhere, aside of the clowns in their anemones.

Thanks for the awesome advise.

Originally Posted by 24storm

To funny cause she is the wife!!!!

[my2rotties]

I have had no luck in catching either fish... they are too fast and the sailfin is hiding in a cave on me. I did do the target feeding this morning, which was difficult to do alone. The tank is seven feet wide and its tough to feed from side to side. The sohal is a pig and chased the gravy train no matter where it goes. A seven foot span is nothing to him.

So far, so good... she had breakfast and is healing well... it still looks really bad though. I can't believe they can live through things like that.

Originally Posted by naesco

If she is in the upper corner try this.
Get a very large net or smallish trout net and move lighting etc away from the capture corner.
Set everything up ready to go stool, chair and whatever you need.
Wait until dark and with the net handy, swoop her up quickly before knows what is happening.
Put her in the qt with lights off and a big rock she can hide in/under.
Keep the lights off in the QT, feed her garlic soaked foods and avoid going near the tank.
If you dont think you can do it get someone who can because the swoop needs to be quick
Alternatively stick a nori on a magnet on the other end of the tank and while the sohol is busy toss some food her way, and than, go back to the other end and keep feeding the sohol food tidbits to keep him busy. If the nori magnet is at the top you may want to try scooping the sohal but be quick.
There will be water everywhere so dont do this in front of your wife.
Good Luck

[my2rotties]

After spending the last two days observing my fish and especially the sohal tang, I have decided to remove him from my system. I spent all evening trying to patiently catch him, but have had no luck at all. I will be picking up my fish trap from my friend but I already know I won't have much chance at getting him out with it. It is close to midnight right now and the lights have been out in my tank for quite awhile. I am trying to see where he sleeps but he of course is in the back of my tank under a tunnel... I left the fishnet in the tank, but I have my doubts that I will get him.

This is a heartbreaking choice to make, but I do know it is in the best interest of my other fish. Sunny is my favorite and it will be hard to let him go back to the LFS where I purchased him from... He has not done anything since the fight with the sailfin, but I can tell I won't be able to keep him in a nice community tank. He was a model tank mate, and now he suddenly is not. Strange how they can turn on dime for no real rhyme of reason. I read if they are hungry they may get aggressive, I feed him all the time pellet by pellet, but he is always hungry.

I just have no idea fo how in the heck I am going to catch a streak of lightening that knows he is on the wanted list.