Spotted Mandarin

[kenniole]

Hello-

Are spotted mandarins supposed to be aggressive? I had blues and red before and they were all pretty passive but my 2'' female spotted mandarin literally will go in the water column to go after my wrasses ..its a150 gallon tank and she is super fat so i'm wondering if this is normal behavior

 

[blaxsun]

All the mandarins I've had (green, blue) have been abject pacifists.

 

[kenniole]

All the mandarins I've had (green, blue) have been abject pacifists.

Maybe mine is just an ******* then lol

 

[Rmckoy]

They are usually a fraction of the size compared to the blue or red .
But I will say . The tiny green spotted mandarin I have was ruthless towards the blue mandarin

I don’t see any other aggression from him towards any other tank mates

 

[blaxsun]

Maybe mine is just an ******* then lol

Entirely possible. I have an a**hole bicolor cleaner wrasse that nipped (only once) my blue/green mandarin dragonet, then spent the next 15 minutes gagging and spitting.