20g system. Current stock:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 Caerulean damsel (maybe similar?)
1 Purple Firefish
1 Rainford's Goby
I added the firefish and goby today. The tank has had other inhabitants that aged out, including a long nose hawkfish.
I've never had an issue with adding peaceful fish, especially bottom dwellers over the years, but today when the small goby went in, the damsel immediately went on the attack. It's grabbing the goby by the lip and thrashing it. The poor 1 1/2" goby tries to hide, but is pursued mercilessly around the tank.
The damsel could care less about the firefish or other similar sized or larger fish. Is this a territorial display or is there some incompatiblility I missed?
And yeah, I know....damsels are jerks.
2 ocellaris clowns
1 Caerulean damsel (maybe similar?)
1 Purple Firefish
1 Rainford's Goby
I added the firefish and goby today. The tank has had other inhabitants that aged out, including a long nose hawkfish.
I've never had an issue with adding peaceful fish, especially bottom dwellers over the years, but today when the small goby went in, the damsel immediately went on the attack. It's grabbing the goby by the lip and thrashing it. The poor 1 1/2" goby tries to hide, but is pursued mercilessly around the tank.
The damsel could care less about the firefish or other similar sized or larger fish. Is this a territorial display or is there some incompatiblility I missed?
And yeah, I know....damsels are jerks.
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