SM 2" Purple Tang

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Well this guy is unfortunately just not jiving with the rest of my crew in QT. In particular nipping at my Rhomboid which isn't going to fly. Was going to set-up a tank just for him but I feel this behavior will carry over into the DT. Eat's like a champ about 2-2.5".

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Just curious what’s a rhomboid? Is that a fish or coral? Never heard of that term in the hobby. I may be interested but not if he nips corals lol.

May have been a typo- but I don’t have any rhombuses in my tank 😂 and can’t seem to figure out what you meant lol
 
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Just curious what’s a rhomboid? Is that a fish or coral? Never heard of that term in the hobby. I may be interested but not if he nips corals lol.

May have been a typo- but I don’t have any rhombuses in my tank 😂 and can’t seem to figure out what you meant lol
I’m pretty sure he is talking about a Rhomboid wrasse
 

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Is the rest of you CUC tangs? I wonder if my tiny tomini and 2" sailfin could hold their own.
 

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I never had aggression with rhomboid or lineatus. Nightly flashing which can involve some chasing but nothing overkill. I had to sump my exquisite after it just about killed the lineatus.
Both are awesome fish but not sure they live all that long after reaching "super male"
 
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I never had aggression with rhomboid or lineatus. Nightly flashing which can involve some chasing but nothing overkill. I had to sump my exquisite after it just about killed the lineatus.
Both are awesome fish but not sure they live all that long after reaching "super male"
How big was your tank when you had those wrasses & what was the sequence of intro?


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How big was your tank when you had those wrasses & what was the sequence of intro?


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Sorry seperate times, I did not have a rhomboid with a lineatus.

I had a rhomboid pair in my 100G a few years back along with a red velvet fairy wrasse, I want to say some other wrasses but cant remember. I did lose my supermale after a velvet out break but for the time I had him he was pretty mellow.

The lineatus was in my 180g added last with a solon red head fairy wrasse. There was the exquisite, solon, yellow fin fairy, blue star leopard, moyeri leopard and a pintail (shortly these guys are bullied easy) along side the lineatus. I bought the lineatus as a super male from AOA in LB. After pulling the exquisite putting him in sump jail for a few weeks the lineatus became the dominant wrasse. I was able to add the exquisite back and the lineatus stayed dominant. It only last a few months and it started to hide more and flash less at lights out. It eventually perished for unknown reasons. No bullying at the time or signs of parasites on him or any other fish which makes me wonder how long they last once "super". Amazing fish but I'll be buying fairies young and letting them transition on their own from now on.
 
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hunter hammond did up a phylogram to break down aggression and complexes for cirrhilabrus. the fish don't always read it and adhere, but it's a pretty good guide if anyone is curious



unfortunately i lost my rhomboid in qt last night, megabummer. hopefully BST's will do better
 
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