Stocking question?

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Hey guys. I have a biocube 32 led. The only fish I have are a 2ft-ish long engineer goby and a 3” long four stripe damsel. I want to add a royal gramma. My question is will the gramma be ok with those two or will he bully/get bullied? My engineer is a sweetheart named kashima but Oswald (my damsel) can either be a turd or be terrified of his own shadow. Also do gramma pick at coral? Only have candy canes now but I plan to get more. Thanks! Current Aquascaping video attached.

 

[Webslinger]

Go higher with the landscape (epoxy is your friend). The damsels are jerks and will harass/kill the RG and any new fish you put in tank. . The RG is reef safe.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Go higher with the landscape (epoxy is your friend). The damsels are jerks and will harass/kill the RG and any new fish you put in tank. . The RG is reef safe.

I’ve had several other fish over the years who’ve lived many years in my tank with no bullying issues from my damsel. He’s just outlived them all. He’s going on 12, I had a green corriss wrasse and a coral beauty angel at different times that lived 5 and 3 years respectively with him. He’s a wimp When it comes to most fish. Him and my angel got into it a few times but nothing worse than tail slapping. He doesn’t do anything to my goby but he could be it’s lunch if kashima wanted

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Are grammas not semi aggressive enough to be able to hold their own against a little bullying?

 

[Webslinger]

RG are pretty tough. But it will probably just stay in it's hiding spot until mealtime.

 

[nereefpat]

That specific damsel, and its other Dascyllus genus cousins, is highly aggressive. It's going to make it difficult to add anything.

 

[Auquanut]

It would definitely be a crap shoot adding anything with that damsel. I don't think I would try a RG. Maybe something a little more durable like a large flame hawk?

I have two LARGE engineer gobies in my 125. Greg and Mazey. Love them.