She tried now stuck with a Dottyback

[jd371]

Recently lost the Firefish in my 20g. My gf wanted to surprise me and replace it with another but the lfs was out of them, a Diadem Dottyback caught her eye and you know the rest. I explained to her that I couldn't put in the 20g because it's aggressive. She says how can such a little pretty fish like that be aggressive, your brother is a small man but I wouldn't want to fight him I tell her, it's not the size that matters.
So now I have a Dottyback in the sump. I can't put in the 20g with the Rainford Goby and pair of Storm Clowns so the only choice is my bigger tank. The big tank consists of a pair of clowns, Copperband, Falco Hawkfish, Red Corris Wrasse, and a Filefish. Once and a while the Falco will shoo away the Wrasse if it gets too close to where it's perched but no fighting or long chases, that's the extent of any aggression in the tank. Will the Dottyback be okay in this tank with the other tank mates?

 

[nereefpat]

How big is the big tank?

Dottys actually do well in large tanks with tangs, angels, big wrasses, triggers, etc.

 

[jd371]

It's a 75g.

 

[nereefpat]

I think the butterfly, hawk, wrasse, and filefish will be fine.

 

[jd371]

I'll move him to the tank. The clowns spend all the time in the RBTA's so they won't be a problem.

 

[jd371]

It's been a day since the move and no sign of the Dottyback in the 75g. I think the Hawkfish probably chased it into hiding.

 

[Cell]

lol on the brother analogy!

 

[Cole.mormon]

How did it go?

 

[jd371]

Everything is good. It finally came out of hiding but only to be chased back by the Hawkfish. Now they all settled down and the chasing has stopped and they are all getting along. It's funny to see the small Dottyback get into the mix of things with the big boys during feeding time, not scared at all.