Fish aggression bicolor dottyback

[maxwell50]

Hi All,

I just added yellow watchman to my 90 gallon tank it hasn’t been a day but my bicolor dottyback been attacking my watchman and he’s too fun missing good chuck. Is this something that will resolve its self or I need to remove my dobbyback?

 

[BadFish619]

Dotty backs are aggressive fish. They usually watch over a territory. In a 90 you would hope there is enough room for both. But if he's actively hunting him. Looking for him. You may need to get rid of one of them

 

[InCodWeTrust]

If it was me, I would get rid of the dottyback and replace it with the similar looking more peaceful Royal Gramma.

 

[4FordFamily]

They can be nasty. The behavior doesn’t generally improve after the first week or two, but within that timeframe it can improve.

Dottyback are an aggressive group, in general, however.

 

[Mikedawg]

Since you like dottybacks (I do too) you might want to consider an orchid - much less aggressive in my experience and certainly adds color and interest. BTW, good luck catching your bicolor.

 

[maxwell50]

Thanks guys. I got him when I started reefing and LFS didn’t say they aggressive but I caught him so happy it was a fast catch lol