Will a Starry blenny do ok with watchman gobies?

[Engloid]

I've got 3 watchman gobies (and 3 shrimp) in my display tank. I'm thinking about taking my starry blenny from the frag tank and putting him in the display.

 

[Rob.D]

They should be ok, depends on the attitude of the gobies. Worst case the gobies will run the blenny away from their burrows.

 

[EvilMel]

I think it depends on the size difference, at least a little bit.

In theory though, a starry blenny shouldn't see these gobies as a threat because they don't occupy a habitat that the starry blenny would want. He'd want a burrow/hole that's NOT right on the sand whereas those gobies will want to be actually on the sand/under rocks.

Having said that though, starry blennies are mean and it wouldn't shock me if one attacked a goby.

 

[Rob.D]

Having said that though, starry blennies are mean and it wouldn't shock me if one attacked a goby.

Most definitely, I had to pull one from my 120 for killing a fairy wrasse. I watched it chase her all around the tank for 2 days straight.


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