lawnmower blenny and watchman goby???

[jb_46]

I currently have 2 perc. clowns, 1 firefish, 1 6 line wrasse, 2 grn. chromis and a lawnmower blenny( ~ 4" long) in a 36 Gallon bowfront.

I would reallllly like to add a yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp pair as my final fish addition but I am concerned the blenny will harass the new goby. Has anyone had any experience with that mix or with a lawnmower blenny and any other gobies? Any thoughts/experience on this would help!!

Jon

 

[bertoni]

Blennies sometimes do harass other fish, and that's not a very big tank for two bottom dwellers. The fish do resemble each other, etc, so I personally wouldn't risk it, but it might work. I chose to keep my YWG pair as the only bottom-dwelling fish, albeit in a slightly smaller tank.

 

[mikev63]

I have a lawnmower blenny and a Orange spotted sand sifting Goby. No problems at all.

I also have a 36g bow tank with live rock. The goby sifts the sand and the blenny stays in the rocks most of the time.

Mike

 

[smcnally]

I have a lawnmower blennie with a yellow watchman and they don't bother each other at all.

 

[bertoni]

Well, maybe all my fears were for nothing.

 

[fishaholic911]

my lawnmower picks on my flame hawk fish

 

[jb_46]

Thanks for all your replies. I might have to give it a try and watch carefully. So far the lawnmower hasn't picked on any of the other fish, he's too busy eating algae off the glass and rocks.

 

[CyanoETR]

i had a yellow watchman and later added a small lawnmower blenny.. it took a few days.. but both get along now.

 

[viceversabrd]

be careful with your bioload also, 8 fish is alot for a 36 gal. You will find this out as they all grow to their full adult sizes
viceversbrd

 

[skylab1]

I don't see a problem here, I have a 15 gallon goby only tank with 10 gobies and pistol shirmp no problem. My 200g have lawmowe and yellow watchman together no problem.