My melanarus and tomini have shared my 75 gal tank for at least a year, I think more.
As far as I could tell they shared the title of "tank boss" pretty amicably with no real agression toward each other or other tank mates (including a fairy and flasher wrasse).
Today I noticed the Tomini hiding, barely coming out. This is a huge change in behavior as he is usually out swimming all day. Concerned, I put some extra seaweed in to try and tease him out. After a minute he went for the seaweed and he looks fine, but I saw the melanarus chase him off the veggie clip almost right away. The tomini darted right back into his hole.
I am pretty sure the melanarus is reaching terminal status, he's quite large with bold colors and his tail spot has gotten really small. Could this have upset the power balance? I haven't seen any increased agression by the melanarus toward the other fish.
Luckily I have a 180 upgrade in progress so they will have more room soon.
As far as I could tell they shared the title of "tank boss" pretty amicably with no real agression toward each other or other tank mates (including a fairy and flasher wrasse).
Today I noticed the Tomini hiding, barely coming out. This is a huge change in behavior as he is usually out swimming all day. Concerned, I put some extra seaweed in to try and tease him out. After a minute he went for the seaweed and he looks fine, but I saw the melanarus chase him off the veggie clip almost right away. The tomini darted right back into his hole.
I am pretty sure the melanarus is reaching terminal status, he's quite large with bold colors and his tail spot has gotten really small. Could this have upset the power balance? I haven't seen any increased agression by the melanarus toward the other fish.
Luckily I have a 180 upgrade in progress so they will have more room soon.