Medium sized aggressive tank upgrade

[eatbreakfast]

Also do you have any experience with Labracinus lineatus?

They get big and very mean.

 

[94Roarge]

Are we talking unreasonably mean, or territorial?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Are we talking unreasonably mean, or territorial?

Unreasonably mean. Mean for the sake of being mean.

 

[94Roarge]

So will get along with a forsters hawk, domino damsels and the like?

 

[94Roarge]

"Get along"

 

[eatbreakfast]

Yup.

 

[94Roarge]

And the novaculops halstead, Coral cat, Amphiprion akindynos?

 

[94Roarge]

Apparently it is a cool water species also?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Yes, cooler temps. Too mean for the coral cat and halsteadi.

 

[94Roarge]

I'll avoid it, it gets quite warm where I live. Plus, I'm not sold on it's appearance. I'm not sure how my current dottyback will mix in the end with things is all.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Your current dootyback stays smaller, so will be less problematic.

 

[94Roarge]

I am concerned it may get bullied or even eaten by some of the fish I aim to have. I wouldn't have chosen it, but it looks so similar to the one I thought it looked like. Do you think I could have two of them in a 4x2x2?

 

[eatbreakfast]

No, you can't have 2 in that size tank.

It shouldn't get eaten by anybody currently, not until the coral cat gets significantly larger.

 

[94Roarge]

I have seen occasionly pairs of dottybacks, which sounds awesome, but if it won't work, it won't work :/

 

[eatbreakfast]

It can be difficult to make it work. Even when breeding dottys, breeders make use of clear tank dividers and lots of cover.

 

[94Roarge]

One day. But I'll save that for a later date. Also would an engineer goby get along alright with the rest? I am fully aware of their digging habits. If so, would it also be better to get two while small?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Engineer gobies should be fine.

 

[94Roarge]

What is the change that happens with them?

 

[eatbreakfast]

As juveniles they school and mimic coral catfish. As they mature they pr off, build elaborate tunnels, and their pattern changes from horizontal stripes to more chain linked.

 

[94Roarge]

So they would benefit growing with a coral cat? ( moreso for the cat)