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Unread 02/22/2019, 12:11 PM   #1
tlskahan
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Aggressive Pipefish

I have a fairly large Banded Pipefish (4.5" long) in my 60Gallon Cube Seahorse. I added two Pipefish to my tank 3-months ago. The partner did not acclimate and, in short time, he died. It's been about a 2 months that the large PF has been the only one in the tank. Because the large BPF was always swimming with his mate, I decided to get him another. The new Banded Pipefish is much smaller (2") and I believe he is a baby. He came into my tank and began snicking copepods off the glass and the sand immediately. Then the large Pipefish spotted him and made a bee-line for him (I never knew PF could swim so fast), aggressively snicking at his sides. I chased the large PF off and the little guy retired to crevices in the reef.

It is my plan to catch the little guy, if he comes out of hiding, and return him to the pet store. But, has anybody witnessed this aggressive behavior and, if so, do you have any suggestions on how to remedy this? I have a good size, well seeded refugium in my Tritan sump and I have considered putting the BIG PF in there, giving the little guy time to safely acclimate, and perhaps ending the territorial nature of the BIG guy?

Please advise.


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Unread 03/22/2019, 04:19 PM   #2
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The boss is going to be a boss unless it lose a battle or adapts to newbies in their area which is hard since the boss lived there first. Try putting the new guy in a vented clear container for a few days near the boss's favorite area since that trick often works for adding new fish to aggressive tank-mates. That method works every time when I pair up clownfishes.


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