New watchman Goby issues

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  1. corey46

    corey46 Astrea Snail

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    2 days ago I bought a Yellow watchman goby. When I introduced him to the tank my Powder brown tang started bullying him and picking at him. I left the light off for a day and he was left alone then turned them on again and by the end of that day I found him sucked to the overflow intake. He was exhausted and never tried to find a hole to protect himself. I have him in a clear floating separator right now resting ok. I think he is perking up a bit what should I do with him now?
     
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  2. corey46

    corey46 Astrea Snail

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    2 days ago I bought a Yellow watchman goby. When I introduced him to the tank my Powder brown tang started bullying him and picking at him. I left the light off for a day and he was left alone then turned them on again and by the end of that day I found him sucked to the overflow intake. He was exhausted and never tried to find a hole to protect himself. I have him in a clear floating separator right now resting ok. I think he is perking up a bit what should I do with him now?
     
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  3. dustin0479

    dustin0479 Peppermint Shrimp

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    Get him a pistol shrimp to kick the Tang's ass!
     
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  4. Sacul1573

    Sacul1573 Millepora

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    I actually just got a watchman goby 2 days ago as well! ;)

    Questions I'd ask: Does the goby have enough hiding spots the tang can't get to? Is your substrate sutible for a watchman to burrow in? Is your tang adequetey fed?

    If all are good, try sectioning off a section of the tank with eggcrate, or, place the tang in one of those plastic kitchen strainers that will float. Seperation for a few days while the watchman can get situated is good. Cage the tang, not the goby... bully must be punished, lol!
     
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  5. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    Hahaha thats funny.
     
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  6. MTips18

    MTips18 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    My goby needed a few days to build spots. I have fine white sand. He did fine with the two tangs I had but I added the tangs months after the goby.
     
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  7. corey46

    corey46 Astrea Snail

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    I am not sure what I can do with the tang to keep him away, the divider I have is too small for him. The sand is pretty fine white sand he just never got low enough to try finding a nice spot. I could try a small rearrangement of the rocks and put him back in a night. Any other ideas? Maybe I coudl sink the divider with him under it but over a rock.
     
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  8. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    How much rock do you have? How big is the tank?
     
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  9. corey46

    corey46 Astrea Snail

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    90 gallon tank with a bunch of rock.

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  10. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    rearrange the rock and try and see what ya get, K+ to the shrimp idea thatbwill fix him up right LOL. also mine is mean to my damsel so thats interesting that te tang gets to him. good luck and let us know
     
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