Yellow assessor compatibility

tylfly

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I am interested in adding a yellow assessor to my 60 gallon mixed reef. I am wondering if i will have any issues with bullying or shyness with the following inhabitants already in the tank: coral beauty, yellowheaded jawfish, nocturnis (circus) goby, male and female lyretail anthias, pair of oscellaris clowns (these may be coming out to add the assessor, and a tiger goby)
I have also read mixed reviews on assessors always hiding/being out
 
My yellow is in and out in my 60 cube, but I have 2 randalls that are out all the time. It just depends on the fish.
 
The Coral Beauty or the Clowns may pick on the Assessor, at least at first, depending on how ornery they are. Unless they're real jerks or the Assessor is a real wimp, I think the Assessor should most likely be fine.

In my 40 Breeder with plenty of small peaceful fish, my Yellow Assessor is almost always out, but spends more time behind the rock than in front. When I had a Randall's and Yellow together in my 150 G, they were also usually out, even with the bigger Tangs, Angels and Wrasses around.
 
I would keep assessors only with calm and none threatening fish.
Ideal tank mates would be gobies, dragonets, pipefish and possibly Marine Bettas.
My assessors turned out to be very shy and of the 3 I put into my 100 gallon tank I only see one once in a while. The other 2 may still be around, but I haven't seen them in months. I wish I had kept them in their own tank.

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The clowns are fairly peaceful and only bother each other, the coral beauty isn't aggressive, but goes where it wants. My problem is my two spot hogfish who i am actively trying to catch and remove. The tank is much more active when he is hiding
 
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