Swissguard basslet owners, what are your tankmates?

[dixiedog]

Title says it all.

I'm particularly curious about how mine might fare with a royal gramma, and/or a McCosker's wrasse.

 

[Scridifer]

Not a Swissguard but I have a Swalesii basslet together with a royal gramma no problem at all. I can't see the McCosker's causing any trouble either.

HTH

Chris

 

[Reefer Cat]

I have a Mowbrayi basslet (very similar to a swissguard) with a green chromis, blackcap jawfish, ocellaris clown, banded sleeper goby (juvie), and a yellow canary wrasse (juvie) in a 29gal.

I've never witnessed any aggression between any of them (and i've had them for quite a while).

 

[Eville]

You should be okay with the gramma and the wrasse. I have a Swalesii basslet with a pair of cherub angels, pair of clowns, starry blenny, and a pair of neon gobies.. no problems at all.

 

[michael_cb_125]

IME reef basslets rarely look for a fight but if one comes their way they can hold their own. One thing to note is that these fish will be more visible in a tank with small or peaceful fish...

~Michael

 

[dixiedog]

Bump, thanks for the replies! Hoping to hear from some more Swissguard owners, or at least other Liopropoma sp. owners.

There aren't too many of us it seems!

 

[dixiedog]

Just an update: I found out the hard way NOT to add neon gobys once the basslet is established. I spent three weeks QTing a pair of them, and my Swissguard ate them both in less than 24 hours.

He had lived peacefully with a different pair of neons for a year and a half in my 29g. This, and the fact they are cleaner fish made me think there would be no problem.

Granted, he is a little bigger now than he was then, and these new neons were a little smaller. Perhaps that was all it took, I don't know.

Lesson learned.