shaywood Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I've had a tricolor wrasse in my 116g tank for a year. Today, I purchased a second one which is a little larger. The original wrasse is pecking at the new one. Did I make a mistake? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I just added a second tricolor in with an established one. They've definitely been scrapping because they are establishing who gets to become the male. Mine have mostly sorted it out and the bigger one has already mostly changed. That said, they're both missing some scales. I think you're probably ok but they're going to be a little feisty for a few weeks until they sort it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Interesting. Thanks. The new one is bigger. I didn't realize this type of fish can change genders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Yea, since my bigger one was the old one the fight was over pretty quickly. I suspect your combination might elicit a more prolonged bout. Just watch for one of them to start turning more blue, that was the first sign ours showed that he was changing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Ugh, just a quick update here. The bigger aspirant male has been losing a lot of scales lately. I haven't seen any aggression but I suspect it's the smaller tri-color. The fight continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 The one I added (who is bigger) disappeared after a day. The older one just owns the place. My mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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