Mandarin with semi aggressive?

Shekki

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I'll be adding fish in the near future to my 75 gallon reef. The fish I already have that will move in are: Scribbled Rabbit, Diadem Dottyback, Neon Damsel, and an Arrow Crab. I have a Spotted Mandarin in another tank (24AP) and was thinking he'd be happier in a bigger tank-not that he's unhappy now. Will the other fish ignore or harrass him?

Robb
 
they have poisonous coating dont they? I think they'll ignore them I've never heard of any problems w/ them other than feeding. I think petsolutions / liveaquaria have a compatability chart online
 
There are two problems you could run into. One is the potential for the arrow crab to get hungry. It's not common, but they are scavengers, and mandarins are slow fish.

The bigger problem is food competitors. The dottyback and damsel both eat similar things to the mandarin, and they tend to get to it a lot faster. They also might decide to beat on any new addition to the tank.

Dave
 
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