503reefdroid Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 So I have a cherub angelfish in my tank that is kind of becoming a bully fish. This is the most aggressive I've seen the fish act. I added a very small sailfin tang today and the angel just wants to kill it. Ten minutes of them in the tank together and the sailfin tang has a damaged fin. Ive tried to net the angel to let the tang swim free, but can't net the angel. Anyone else have trouble with cherub angelfish becoming aggressive? That pvc is 1.5 inch diameter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxicurls Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 They are very much known for their aggression. I used to consider getting one occasionally, but every thread I ever found pointed to them being psychopathic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Sounds like your best bet might be finding a home for the Angel, at least if you want other fish... Too bad too, beautiful fish! From my experience it's usually best adding aggressive fish like that very last, maybe you could have tried adding the tang first then adding the Angel after rearranging some of your aquascape so it's not so territorial. But then again maybe it's just an aggressive fish and that wouldn't have mattered I've never kept one myself Sent from my BLU R1 HD using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxkenny90xx Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I agree with Taylor about adding one last. I don't have much angel experience but usually when my tank boss bullies a new fish it gets a 3 or 4 day timeout in the refugium which mellows him out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxkenny90xx Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Maybe try a diy fish trap to catch the angel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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