Tailspot blenny with hawkfish?

joec · Dec 22, 2018

Would a 2" TSB be in serious danger of being eaten by a flamehawk or longnose. I read that this is a concern. Would the presence of a hawkish intimidate the behavior of the blenny, hiding, etc?

Would either a flame or longnose pose a greater or lessor risk to the blenny than the other?

TSB in first, would get a small a hawkfish as I can find, but of course they enventually get bigger

Sashaka · Dec 23, 2018

Keep in mind that all fish have their own personalities so there are never any guarantees, and size of tank and size and number of hiding places in the tank may help diffuse aggression. Still, my two TSBs are in a 30gal with my nano smaller fish...smaller mouths. I didn't dare add them to the 180 gal. I don't know that there would be a problem for sure; I just know fish are opportunists when they're hungry. This is probably not the response you were hoping for, sorry. I will say I tried a Sandhopper Blenny
(Parapercis sp.) in the nano and lost a fully grown clown goby to the Sandhopper's belly. The two lived together for probably 6 months until... I no longer chance my smaller fish to bigger mouths.

joec · Dec 23, 2018

Sashaka said:
Keep in mind that all fish have their own personalities so there are never any guarantees, and size of tank and size and number of hiding places in the tank may help diffuse aggression. Still, my two TSBs are in a 30gal with my nano smaller fish...smaller mouths. I didn't dare add them to the 180 gal. I don't know that there would be a problem for sure; I just know fish are opportunists when they're hungry. This is probably not the response you were hoping for, sorry. I will say I tried a Sandhopper Blenny
(Parapercis sp.) in the nano and lost a fully grown clown goby to the Sandhopper's belly. The two lived together for probably 6 months until... I no longer chance my smaller fish to bigger mouths.

Tank is 36 x18x21. I know there is no perfect answer. This hobby has a way of changing well thought out plans, or supposedly well thought out, lol.

Eatbreakfast, et al, what do you think?