Wow this is ****ing me off (Fish Aggression)

[TheORKINMan]

So as I posted I got a Lineatus Wrasse recently at a bargain price of $99 he's eating well and overall doing well. He's in a 75 gal with a Midas Blenny, Scooter Blenny and Neon Goby. Not exactly crowded right?

The Midas Blenny after a day starts bopping the Lineatus Wrasse and I notice some tail fin damage. Never seen Midas be aggressive against a fish this large so I decided to redeco my rocks and put my Midas Blenny in the sump for a few days to let him cool off before reintroducing.

I go back a few hours after some glass scraping and rock resculpting to feed the remaining fish and what do I see? After I put some spirulina brine into the tank the NEON GOBY starts chasing the Lineatus wrasse and grabbing into the side of him like a leech/hag fish with the Lineatus spazzing out trying to get away.

*** is causing these fish to act this way? I'm half tempted to take out the Neon too as I'd rather have the Lineatus then either of the other two if push comes to shove. Neither Midas Blennies or Neon Goby's are typically understood to be aggressive right? Any suggestions would be great.

 

[eros]

Nice find on that fish. I love Lineatus. I would jump on one if I saw it at that price. I would ditch the neon goby and hope for the best when the Midas is reintroduced. I have one also(Midas), he hasnt caused any trouble but he's my most recent fish. He did bite me last night though, non of my fish have ever bit me and it caught me by surprise. I think he was just hungry so I gave him some food.

 

[mm949]

neon gobys are cleaner fish.....all new fish added will get the round robin of attacks for the first week while establishing dominance

\give it a few more days....