Scissortail dartfish

[Melinda01]

can anyone tell me if a trio of scissortail dartfish would get along with a pair of orange spotted gobies and a fridmani pseudochromis? Since they are all of similar shape and size I want to be on the safe side. I currently have the pseudochromis and gobies in the tank and was hoping to add the dartfish since they are social.

 

[PDR]

What size tank?

 

[Melinda01]

72 gallon
Other fish stock is a yellow eye Kole tang
Lineatus wrasse and a pair of clowns

 

[Maritimer]

Gobies are no problem, and I'd think the dottyback is going to be OK as well, since the dartfish will tend to hang much closer to the surface, while the dotty will tend to remain among the rocks.

~Bruce

 

[Jesterrace]

The Orchid is the better behaved of the Dottybacks, but still a Dottyback. I would imagine though that with the Kole Tang and pair of clowns in there that it hasn't established itself as top dog, which should keep it in check.

 

[Melinda01]

Thanks for the replies. I will plan to get them then. I just have a few more quick questions first. Would 3 be okay in a 10 gallon qt for 6-8 weeks? Any in particular disease that they are prone to? Lastly, as long as parameters are good in the DT now, it wouldn’t be overcrowding the tank to add 3 of these fellas would it? The tank is 72 gallon with a 20 gallon sump (10 gallons full). That’ll make a total of 10 fish. But only two of them are bigger fish. (The tang and wrasse). I just want to make sure that I’m keeping them and the other fish safe when I get them.
Thanks!

 

[Jesterrace]

Scissortails are super skinny fish outside of their enlarged fins so they don't take up much room. One thing I will say is that you definitly need a tight fitting lid with no gaps on both the QT and DT. They are unbelievably quick and easily spooked. I had one in my 36 gallon and it could vanish in the blink of an eye. Mine also attempted to jump out a couple of times and hit the hood hard enough to make a loud sound. They should do better as a trio. I just hope yours don't spend their time in hiding like mine did. Between my experiences with my Purple Firefish and my Scissortail, I have sworn off Dartfish for good. Way too easily bullied by other fish and spent too much time hiding for my tastes. *EDIT* Here was mine when I had it:

 

[Melinda01]

Scissortails are super skinny fish outside of their enlarged fins so they don't take up much room. One thing I will say is that you definitly need a tight fitting lid with no gaps on both the QT and DT. They are unbelievably quick and easily spooked. I had one in my 36 gallon and it could vanish in the blink of an eye. Mine also attempted to jump out a couple of times and hit the hood hard enough to make a loud sound. They should do better as a trio. I just hope yours don't spend their time in hiding like mine did. Between my experiences with my Purple Firefish and my Scissortail, I have sworn off Dartfish for good. Way too easily bullied by other fish and spent too much time hiding for my tastes. *EDIT* Here was mine when I had it:

I hope that as a trio they will not hide as much. That part of the reason that I wanted them is because I thought they would swim around more in the open and that they are one of the few species that actually get along from what I have read. A tight fitting lid isn’t a problem. I made sure that I had one since the wrasse is also a known jumper. Thanks again for the reply.