Spotted Mandarin

[kenniole]

Hello-

Are spotted mandarins supposed to be aggressive? I had blues and red before and they were all pretty passive but my 2'' female spotted mandarin literally will go in the water column to go after my wrasses :grinning-face-with-sweat:..its a150 gallon tank and she is super fat so i'm wondering if this is normal behavior

 

[blaxsun]

All the mandarins I've had (green, blue) have been abject pacifists.

 

[kenniole]

All the mandarins I've had (green, blue) have been abject pacifists.

Maybe mine is just an ******* then lol

 

[Rmckoy]

They are usually a fraction of the size compared to the blue or red .
But I will say . The tiny green spotted mandarin I have was ruthless towards the blue mandarin

I don’t see any other aggression from him towards any other tank mates

 

[blaxsun]

Maybe mine is just an ******* then lol

Entirely possible. I have an a**hole bicolor cleaner wrasse that nipped (only once) my blue/green mandarin dragonet, then spent the next 15 minutes gagging and spitting. :grinning-squinting-face: