Would a neon dottyback be a bad idea?

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I have a 75 gallon and this is all the fish i have.

Rooster Wasp fish
Clownfish
mandarin goby
Cardinalfish
Flame Angelfish
Yellow watchmen Goby
Royal Grammy
Fire goby
Marine betta
Cleaner wrasse
Cbb
Sapphire damsel

Would it be okay to add a neon dottyback?
 
Some of those fish could hold their own. Clowns, angel, damsel. The firefish and some others might not.

Most dotty aren't good community fish.
 
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I have a 75 gallon and this is all the fish i have.

Rooster Wasp fish
Clownfish
mandarin goby
Cardinalfish
Flame Angelfish
Yellow watchmen Goby
Royal Grammy
Fire goby
Marine betta
Cleaner wrasse
Cbb
Sapphire damsel

Would it be okay to add a neon dottyback?
They are evit….No
 
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Every neon dotty I have ever tried has been extremely aggressive and had to be removed or kept with very large tankmates. I would expect him to kill off a number of your less aggressive fish. I have had much better success with Orchids or Springers.
 
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Aggressive is a understatement . But you might want to rethink how many fish you have now . I would say your at your limit and I wouldn’t add them in all at once so that your tank builds up the ability to handle their waste .
 
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Aggressive is a understatement . But you might want to rethink how many fish you have now . I would say your at your limit and I wouldn’t add them in all at once so that your tank builds up the ability to handle their waste .
I have extremely good filtration and most my fish are really small so i have room for a few more small fish.
 
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