Black bar big eye soldier

[PhishMonger84]

Ordered one of these at 2” arrived closed to 4”

What size fish is this a threat to?

I have a 1” flame
4 damsels and a 2” cleaner wrasse

*FOWLR

 

[littlefoxx]

Ordered one of these at 2” arrived closed to 4”

What size fish is this a threat to?

I have a 1” flame
4 damsels and a 2” cleaner wrasse

*FOWLR

They should be okay with them

 

[PhishMonger84]

do you have experience with this fish?

 

[dennis romano]

I had one. Nice, peaceful but mainly nocturnal fish. It is a predator and can take down surprisingly large prey.

 

[PhishMonger84]

I had one. Nice, peaceful but mainly nocturnal fish. It is a predator and can take down surprisingly large prey.

thanks for your reply.
I'm aware its a predator but wondering if its likely to target my damsels and small flame angel. its in my QT and has been for some weeks now. I was hoping for smaller but alas this is what was sent, so not the case of buying a fish without research but more a case of receiving something larger that offset my original plan.

so prey being shrimp or small fishes

 

[dennis romano]

thanks for your reply.
I'm aware its a predator but wondering if its likely to target my damsels and small flame angel. its in my QT and has been for some weeks now. I was hoping for smaller but alas this is what was sent, so not the case of buying a fish without research but more a case of receiving something larger that offset my original plan.

so prey being shrimp or small fishes

Mine would sit in his cave and wait for dinner to swim past then take it down. He was lightning fast and not picky at all. A one inch fish is a meal.

 

[PhishMonger84]

thanks!
I'll wait a few months and see if i can grow out the others before adding or trading back

 

[Andreas' Reef]

These fish are quite peaceful and prefer groups. Should be good with your other fish.

 

[PhishMonger84]

Aaaah love the nature of any forums where we get totally opposite responses over the same questions.. sounds like dice need to be rolled lol

 

[littlefoxx]

do you have experience with this fish?

my friend had one and it was big and peaceful. Ive actually got one coming in tomorrow 3-4 inches

 

[PhishMonger84]

my friend had one and it was big and peaceful. Ive actually got one coming in tomorrow 3-4 inches

whats the smallest fish it will be cohabed with>?

 

[littlefoxx]

1 and 2 inches, a baby yellow tang and a baby foxface

 

[PhishMonger84]

1 and 2 inches, a baby yellow tang and a baby foxface

gotcha you've got venom and spines..
my biggest convern is my cleaner wrasse. i think the dwarf angel can hang

 

[littlefoxx]

gotcha you've got venom and spines..
my biggest convern is my cleaner wrasse. i think the dwarf angel can hang

Yeah but the cleaners create relationships with fish, Ive seen videos of them inside of huge trigger’s mouths cleaning and the trigger doesnt harm them. I could be wrong but I would think that fish wouldnt eat him because I think they all recognize what they are and do. My cleaners mess with all my predators (lion and marine betta only now) and neither eats him

 

[PhishMonger84]

true- cleaner shrimp usually get a pass too

 

[blaxsun]

Aaaah love the nature of any forums where we get totally opposite responses over the same questions.. sounds like dice need to be rolled lol

They're always peaceful... until they aren't! (*burp!*)

 

[PhishMonger84]

They're always peaceful... until they aren't! (*burp!*)

60% of the time, it works all the time