Multiple Bodianus bimaculatus?

[SDguy]

Anyone ever kept pairs/multiples of the candy/two spot hogfish, Bodianus bimaculatus? I have one right now in the tank... It's a 150g. Thanks.

 

[fishfreak2009]

I had a mated pair in my 187 gallon tank for quite a while and they were beautiful, hardy fish. They died when my dad accidently bleached my aquarium a few years ago. The only thing was that the female liked to nip the trailer off the heniochus's dorsal fins. However, when the pair would do the mating dance, swirling around each other while doing loops in the tank it was quite mesmerizing and beautiful.

 

[Barracuda]

I have kept numerous pairs and groupings together with no major issues.

 

[SDguy]

I ended up adding two very small individuals. All three get along great; very beautiful fish. The yellow is a nice change from all the reds/pinks/oranges of my anthias.

 

[29reef]

Very nice Peter, I have had a pair before. They were too aggressive for me. I now prefer the yellow coris for a yellow wrasse, they get a little larger but IMO they are less aggressive. The hogs can get a little rough after they are a few years old.

 

[SDguy]

Yeah, I've read that on some threads, but also the opposite. I'm actually OK with that. My fish are all pretty scrappy in that tank.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

SDguy, hows this working out for you? I had a single candy hog in the past and he/she was gorgeous and I love their reclusive yet bold behavior, I'm thinking of adding a small group to the new tank.

 

[SDguy]

My bad, I actually thought I had updated this thread. Adding more made the dominant one turn male, and very aggressive. I removed him, and one female, leaving a lone female. She is fine as is.

Speaking of groups though, my 5 royal grammas are still doing fine in the tank (3 are very large/mature at this point).

Another neat little fish that I've never had before, that I just bought a trio of, is the chalk bass. The colors are so different from all the warm oranges and reds and yellows of all my other fish. It took them close to 2 weeks to show themselves (frankly I thought they were all dead).

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Thanks for the info, that's something I'd want to avoid especially since I know I'll have other wrasses in the tank. My guy never paid any attention to any other fish.

 

[SDguy]

Yeah, it wasn't until there were females around for him to dominate that he became a terror. Literally almost killed my cleaner wrasse, and nipped at every anthias and other wrasses in the tank.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

Peter , Not that the Chalk Bass isn't a beautiful fish (as it is) but how about some photos for the subject of this thread (Multiple Bodianus bimaculatus? ) I mean really...

 

[SDguy]

Peter , Not that the Chalk Bass isn't a beautiful fish (as it is) but how about some photos for the subject of this thread (Multiple Bodianus bimaculatus? ) I mean really...

I had them for such a short amount of time, that I don't think I even took any pictures of the group, to be honest.

 

[Shawn O]

Peter, did you have any skittish fish like zebra barred gobies or fire fish in with the Bodianus bimaculatus? I'm planning a peaceful fish tank and wonder if these timid fish would be bullied by a pair of Candy Hogfish.

 

[SDguy]

Peter, did you have any skittish fish like zebra barred gobies or fire fish in with the Bodianus bimaculatus? I'm planning a peaceful fish tank and wonder if these timid fish would be bullied by a pair of Candy Hogfish.

Since my non-timid fish were bullied, I can only imagine timid fish would be bullied. Not sure with a single specimen, but from what I've read, this is also likely.

 

[hedgedrew]

I just picked up the bodi at dd today shipping Monday. Mine disappeared which means jumped and bacon. I loved them