Orchid dottyback aggression?

[Michael Gray]

Ya I just put a water bottle in the tank for him to get used to. In no rush but let's see it if he swims in their cover the week.

 

[Michael Gray]

water bottle. Let's see if he goes in over the next few days. Little brine shrimp.

 

[Michael Gray]

Just watched him pick a small snail off my rock lol. Hes a lil meanie!

 

[Michael Gray]

I caught that booger today! So happy. At same time I feel bad because I love this guy. So bright. But hes in tanklimate box in sump I found him a home instead of just dumping him at lfs

 

[Cjeippert]

Hey all, I had an orchid dottyback loooooong ago and he was just fine in my tank with 2 clowns and a 6 line.
What’s the deal with everyone saying they’re super aggressive?

I added a beautiful purple orchid dottyback to a 140 gal DT. My yellow tang shows him some dominance because the dotty likes the same cove/ cave. However the dottyback does bite my 2 ruby red dragonettes a few times a day. Actually the dottyback will nock off the tiny caribean nessarius snails when they are on the wall.