Adding pajama cardinals

[HawaiianReef]

I have a tank with a couple pajamas that I'd like to shut down. It's a 75g and I have another 75 with a few fish already in there: an adult lawnmower blenny, an adult melanurus wrasse, a juvie fairy wrasse, a juvie clown and an adult clown, and a juvie blenny (forgot what kind).
The Pajamas are adults and behave well. However I've never seen them with smaller fish. I just read that adults can be fed "feeder fish" and that set off an alarm with me. I don't want to find missing fish.
I usually set up ab aclimation tank that lets the dt water flow though it, then observe how well my new fish get along with the local ones, but cardinals don't really show signs of typical aggression. At least thats what I've read.
Has anyone experienced pajamas picking off their smaller tankmates??

David

 

[Gary S]

No I haven't. However if this were my deal I'd separate them even with the possibility nothing would happen. You can set up a temporary holding basin by using a clear clean Tupperware storage box, a small water pump, an air bubbler, and heater. This will work until you figure out what to do with them. Why are you shutting it down?

 

[Jesterrace]

I haven't heard of the PJ cardinal eating other fish. They can be jerks to each other, but I haven't heard of any problems with them and other fish.

 

[HawaiianReef]

No I haven't. However if this were my deal I'd separate them even with the possibility nothing would happen. You can set up a temporary holding basin by using a clear clean Tupperware storage box, a small water pump, an air bubbler, and heater. This will work until you figure out what to do with them. Why are you shutting it down?

Why would you decide to keep them seperated?
I just have too many tanks up. I want to consolidate them. Eventually everything will go into a 125g. That is, if they all get along.

 

[HawaiianReef]

I haven't heard of the PJ cardinal eating other fish. They can be jerks to each other, but I haven't heard of any problems with them and other fish.

Thats pretty good news. These 2 guys have been together for about 5 years. I got them about a year and a half ago. They are pretty chill. Like I said, I was concerned when I read that adult Pajamas can be fed feeder fish.

 

[theMeat]

The should be fine with smaller tank mates. However, with smaller pajamas that are new to tank, ime probably not. Although most wouldn’t agree with that, that has been my experience, in my tank, with my established pajamas, and I tried more than once

 

[HawaiianReef]

The should be fine with smaller tank mates. However, with smaller pajamas that are new to tank, ime probably not. Although most wouldn’t agree with that, that has been my experience, in my tank, with my established pajamas, and I tried more than once

Experience is the best advice, imo. Thanks.