dottyback

I read they will eat ornimental shrimp...so do you think i small dottyback will harrase a large coral bandit shrimp? he obviously cant eat him because the shrimp is way to big.

so far so good i dont think they have even noticed each other. its a 125 gal. its a purple stripe.

 

Obviously, he's not going to stay small, although 3 inches isn't all that big.

I've only had one dottyback- a bicolor- and as the smallest fish in the tank, and the last one added, he was still the most aggressive, by far. He even bullied my damsels! I finally had to dismantle my rockwork to get him back out. One of the worst fish I've ever owned.

 

well thats not good to hear....I didnt buy the fish. my parents did and threw it in there....I hope i dont end up breaking down my newly set up tank. with over a 100 pounds of rock.

 

Any others have experience with this fish...lets here it..

 

purple dotty back in my 125 terrorized everyone. Use a fish trap to catch him.

 

Absolutely beautiful, absolutely a nightmare personality.

Would never keep another except as a sole fish in a tank. Your shrimp may be fine for months on end, but it's a gamble and nature of the beast.

Some people keep Dotty backs without issue, me I learned by lesson after trying them twice.

Good luck to you.

 

I love dottybacks and do have a plan to keep a handful again in my 210.I've had a bunch in the past and loved them....just keep him well fed and ime ull b fine.I did ha e issues when I cut down on feedings.but once I bumped the feedings up and every1 was fat they got along.

 

I had the same experience as others in this thread. Dottybacks are very aggrsessive. If the shrimp is bigger than the fish, the fish may just pick its legs off one by one. Not a good fish for a peaceful reef tank.

 

please explain this FISH TRAP??? what the best way... Ive removed fish before but not without taking the whole tank apart...not looking forward to this seeing as how i just set it up last week and have everything perfectly placed

 

Get a royal gramma. Looks just like the dottyback and a lot more mellow. I have 2 and although they fight each other a little from time to time they dont bother anything else