Hi all, I have a 32g BioCube currently with 2 clowns, a bicolor blenny, and watchman goby.
I got the bicolor blenny and watchman goby from the same store (and in the same tank at the store) on the same day. So they were already living with each other. I brought them home and after a few weeks there is increased aggression. I'm super bummed because I really wanted my YWG to pair with the pistol shrimp in my tank, and from research I didn't think there would be any problem keeping a bicolor and YWG together. My bicolor blenny charges toward my YWG and forces him to hover near the top of the tank for hours on end which is pretty sad and definitely exhausts the goby. When I had my 13.5g Evo, I had a Randall's Goby and Bicolor Blenny and they got along fine in that smaller tank. There's way more room and hiding spots in this tank, so I don't understand the aggression.
I think either I got a super aggressive bicolor blenny, or a not so great/confused YWG because he hasn't even found a burrow yet (hasn't seemed to do normal "goby" stuff like sifting in these past weeks). What do you guys think? What should I do? Are YWG that much different than Randall's gobies?
I tried removing the YWG from the situation because he was easier to catch and put him in a hang on box so he could regain his strength and eat some food. Well... when I thought he was rested after a few days, I released him back to the display in the dark and IMMEDIATELY the bicolor blenny swam out to charge at him and the YWG attacked back, so now my blenny has a gash on it's head, which of course now I'm worried about for infection. Any advice would be very much appreciated. I don't want to lose both fish and that is what it feels like is happening.
I got the bicolor blenny and watchman goby from the same store (and in the same tank at the store) on the same day. So they were already living with each other. I brought them home and after a few weeks there is increased aggression. I'm super bummed because I really wanted my YWG to pair with the pistol shrimp in my tank, and from research I didn't think there would be any problem keeping a bicolor and YWG together. My bicolor blenny charges toward my YWG and forces him to hover near the top of the tank for hours on end which is pretty sad and definitely exhausts the goby. When I had my 13.5g Evo, I had a Randall's Goby and Bicolor Blenny and they got along fine in that smaller tank. There's way more room and hiding spots in this tank, so I don't understand the aggression.
I think either I got a super aggressive bicolor blenny, or a not so great/confused YWG because he hasn't even found a burrow yet (hasn't seemed to do normal "goby" stuff like sifting in these past weeks). What do you guys think? What should I do? Are YWG that much different than Randall's gobies?
I tried removing the YWG from the situation because he was easier to catch and put him in a hang on box so he could regain his strength and eat some food. Well... when I thought he was rested after a few days, I released him back to the display in the dark and IMMEDIATELY the bicolor blenny swam out to charge at him and the YWG attacked back, so now my blenny has a gash on it's head, which of course now I'm worried about for infection. Any advice would be very much appreciated. I don't want to lose both fish and that is what it feels like is happening.