are these fish compatiable

reefkeeper78

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I'm looking to see if these fish would be compatiable with the current fish already established in my tank.
1. christmas wrasse
2. blue mandarin (female)
3. black eyed blenny? I suspect its a bilcolor blenny but never saw it to confirm.

These fish are from a local guy that is tearing down his tank and selling everything off. Before I commit to the purchase I want to make sure that that these fish have a reputation to be peacefull. I know that there isn't any gurantee's

Here is my stock list:
3 blue chromis
1 blue mandarin (male)
1 yellow tang
1 kole tang
1 yellow wrasse
1 yellow tail damsel
2 bangai cardinals
1 lawnmower blenny
1 fireshrimp
1 dersa clam
assorted snails and hermits
assorted LPS corals, softies and 1 branching purple monti.

My tank is a 120 with oversized sump and skimmer to offset bio load
the only future fish we plan are some small gobies at this time, green gobies, and yellow gobies. The total water volume is 180-190 with 160+lbs liver rock and a 4+in deep fine sand bend.
 
The black eyed-blenny would most likely not be compatible with your lawnmower blenny. IME lawnmower blennies are really aggressive towards other blennies to the point of killing them. Honeslty, I have never been successful mixing combtooth blennies of any sort and as far as blenny mixing is concerned, have only been successful mixing a combtooth blenny and a venomous blenny.

I am no wrasse expert, but the other two fish should be fine.
 
The black eyed-blenny would most likely not be compatible with your lawnmower blenny. IME lawnmower blennies are really aggressive towards other blennies to the point of killing them. Honeslty, I have never been successful mixing combtooth blennies of any sort and as far as blenny mixing is concerned, have only been successful mixing a combtooth blenny and a venomous blenny.

I agree. Be SURE the mandarin is a female. Even then, it may be a rocky start with an established male.
 
I would too, but it is already existing in his tank.

As long is there is a YT damsel in the tank; this whole thread is pointless. The damsel, not the tank's owner, will decide what can and an't be kept with him. Obviously kidding a bit, but not that much. Its amazing how much control one of these little monsters can exert over a tank. IMO, damsels should never be kept with fish that won't eat them.
 
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