what can go with yellowtail damsels?

[hail_sniper]

hi all,
my dad has a 30 gal tank with plenty of live rock and is established.

its residents are a clark clown and 2 yellowtail damsels.

I would often be assaulted while cleaning the acrylic by these buggers so i was wondering if anyone had any ideas?

what are some fish that would be able to put up with the damsels and be coral safe, id hate to give them up, these guys are funny because they fear nothing! :furious:



Thanks :wavehand:

 

[reefmusic]

I have a clarkii clown, a parasema yellow tail and four gold-belly damsels in a 250 litre tank. With them I have a scopas tang, a coral rabbitfish, rainfordi goby, yellow coral goby, an ocellaris clown, and a fan bellied leatherjacket (filefish).

The damsels fight amongst themselves, and the clarkii herds them out of his home area occasionally - along with the ocellaris clown, but other than that, the rest get left alone.

So, size of tank considered, you might try a goby of some type.

 

[Erik72]

I'd suggest a goby also. I had a pair of yellowtail's that attacked everything. I added a goby and he was able to seek refuge in/under the live rock.

 

[rubensito]

we kept them with watchman gobies and the damsel never injured it or bothered it. I assume the same would be true for most bottom dwelling species especially those that remain hidden a lot

 

[Sk8r]

The blennies and gobies are not even on their radar...totally ignored. I have had yellowtails with a mixed bag of other damsels, no problem, had them with royal gramma (spats, no bites) and chromis, no real problem if the tank is big enough...the problem is that 29 gallon, which is what I think you're talking about. The clarkii alone will want 50 gallons to himself. I think your best bet is the smaller combtooth blennies. Your dad is headed for a 150 gallon tank with that crew.

 

[hail_sniper]

i was looking into a scooter blenny, as i know they bury themselves quite well. now with the reasoning you guys gave me, it'd be a good idea.

as it is anyways the clark is the boss of the open water. guess no sense in overstocking a semi aggresive tank.

thanks guys!

 

[small alien]

Scooters sleep in the sand, but I don't think that's a good reason to add them to an aggressive tank. If they're seeking refuge in the sand during the day, there is a problem. Also, they're a bit harder to feed than those other fish. They'll need to be fed 3 times a day in that size tank.

I'd do a yellow watchman goby with a pistol shrimp.

 

[small alien]

Scooter "Blennies" are actually dragonets.

 

[walt13]

It might be pushing your limit but a flame hawk would be nice. Tough enough for your clown and damsel but not a trouble maker and a very pet like fish. always watching you and begging for food. I lost mine while I was cleaning a power filter. In a 55 I had the hawk with a pair of yt damsels, pair perc's, clauidia wrasse and snowflake blenny(another tough cool fish). I will be getting another soon.