malawinovice
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Can you mix them?
Can you pair up watchman gobies?
Can you pair up watchman gobies?
Starry blennies vs yellow watchman goby
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You'll probably end up with aggression issues since they have similar body types.
Monkeyfish
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Starry blennies get pretty territorial. Unless you have a large tank I wouldn't get both.
malawinovice
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Have 75 gallon tank, too small for peace?
aandfsoccr04
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I have had a starry blenny and a yellow watchman goby for over 2 years together. Tank is 4 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. They never bother each other. yellow watchman came first about a year before the starry. YWG never really leaves his little rock on the bottom that he shares with a pistol shrimp and the starry blenny just cruises the tank middle rock work.
35galSaltwater
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They had them in one tank at the fish store.
Monkeyfish
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Don't judge how they act together by how they are in the LFS. Tanks in the LFS generally prevent fish from establishing territories due to small size and lack of features (rock, etc.). A 4ft tank, as described above would be fine - IMO 55g or more would do it.
woodnaquanut
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+1 Monkeyfish!
I've always considered fish in the LFS as 'in shock'. There's way too much activity in the store to have them act natural.
I've always considered fish in the LFS as 'in shock'. There's way too much activity in the store to have them act natural.
I have the two in 200 liters and they get on fine. Blenny was first and the watchman lives with a pistol. Its funny sometimes as the watchman opens its mouth as wide as possible to say "look how big and scary i am" and the blenny just sits there seemingly saying £$$% off.
The starry could be laid back though as it shares the tank with two other blennies and i have seen a hint of aggression towards each other by any of them. An exception to the rule though.
The starry could be laid back though as it shares the tank with two other blennies and i have seen a hint of aggression towards each other by any of them. An exception to the rule though.
malawinovice
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My starry is a little nervous. I am afraid the starry has bothered my yellow watchman goby.
The starry has been in for 6 months.
Planning on trapping starry and banishment to sump
The starry has been in for 6 months.
Planning on trapping starry and banishment to sump
malawinovice
Member
Yellow watchman goby dead. Starry to be banished to Lfs
