Keeping basslets together.

jeremyr7

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Wanted to see if anyone had any PERSONAL experience in keeping any of these basslets together.;

*Bicolor Basslet
*Candy Basslet
*Cuban basslet
*swalesi basslet pair
 

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I've not kept three from your list but I'd point out you are thinking of mixing fish from genus with species known to be territorial. They also essentially live in the same ecological niches. I'd put you chances of success as low.
 

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