Would Mandarin compete for pods with Dotty back ?

[andre zaharchenya]

I’ve had a mandarin small female in total volume 100 g system with lots of rocks and pods. Seeded pods only twice and see them on glass all the time. Mandarin eats all the time looks healthy. I want to add dotty back to a tank but worried if it will eat all the pods ?

 

[hdsoftail1065]

I don't know if they would compete for food, but after owning a neon dotty back and watching it bully everthing in my tank I would feel sorry for the Mandarin. I personally would not consider buying another one IMHO.