Have i made a bobo

Just added a oriental sweetlips(2") to my tank- and my ocellaris has started on him - and has already taken a chunk out of his fin!!, my question i haven't read anything that says not to keep these to together, as such is this likely just to be a territorial battle or will it be slaughtered by nemo?

 

what size tank do you have... also you could always think about rearranging the aquascape to see if that helps out

 

42 gal- thinking about doing that thanks for the advise - will tie it in with a water change

 

With your water change maybe remove your sweet lips for how ever long your water change last and rearangin your tank that to the fish it will seem to be a new tank and may not attack your new fish for it thinks it is in a new envoirment... remember just a idea....

 

Hi guys, thanks for the replys - done a complete rescape and all seems peaceful once more - lovin the new feather star fish now!!

Thanks to all for responses- i'm gonna keep him till he gets to big then move him on to someone with a bigger/(if i get a new house) my bigger tank!!.

Many thanks

Matt

 

Kewl good to hear..!!

 

dont oriental sweetlips grow like 2 feet in length, lol

 

...yes

 

UNfortunatly my sweetlips is now dead think the attack took it out of him - this morning he was very lathargic under a rock and had dropped all of his weight, and wasn't eating - so the answer to my inital question was yes, - probably should have rescaped prior to adding him and he may have survived, on a plus note the cow fish and cyranoid I added are doing very well (yes i know cow fish can be dangerous if they get stressed, but the cuteness of him makes it a risk worth taking- not sure if this can happen but he seems to have taken a liking to / acting like he is living in the cyranoid is it possible for cowfish/starfish to host!?!!!).