2 or 3 yellow assessors?

kelp47 · 01/26/2017, 04:02 PM

Yellow assessors have been on my fish list for a while, and I'm about ready to pull the trigger. I'd really just like to get a pair, but I understand you can't just throw two small fish in the tank and hope for the best. However, I understand groups do well.

So here's my quandary... I have a 75 gallon tank with peaceful fish. I'd probably be fine with a trio, but what are my chances of making it work with 2? Obviously if I happen to get a male and female I'll fine. I think 2 females will be fine. But what if I get two males? Will they have enough room to claim their own territory? I do have two "islands," so I think this would help. But one is significantly smaller than the other.

There's not a lot of information out there regarding pairs of these fish. Any thoughts?

kelp47 · 02/07/2017, 03:52 PM

Anyone?

solitude127 · 02/07/2017, 04:10 PM

Is there a reason why you don't want to buy 3?

vcc.edu · 02/07/2017, 05:36 PM

3 is the better choice for a number of reasons they are peaceful fish but you never know and they always look better when you can see more then one at a time

Wilzon · 02/07/2017, 05:59 PM

Here in the UK we got 2 yellow assessors at the same time from a highly regarded LFS last year for a 350 litre tank. They were male & female where the LFS put in the same display and hoped they would pair up, one was slightly larger than the other. There were no aggression shown towards each other in the shop or in our tank.

However over time one of them would spend more and more time hiding inside rocks, we have actually seen it diving through really small holes to go inside... and it would be like 7 days before it comes out to get some food and disappearing again. Eventually it just stopped coming out.

The remaining fish seems to be doing well, it swims about all day and the upside down swimming is just wonderful. It is probably the fastest and most acrobatic fish in our tank! The couple of Leopard & Peacock Wrasses we have might be slightly faster but the Assessor can turn on a dim... during feeding time it could steal frozen mysis from other slower fishes and run away before they realise what has happened.

Cheers, Wilson

kelp47 · 02/07/2017, 10:19 PM

I was hoping to keep a few pairs of fish in the tank (along with clowns and shrimp gobies) and thought these would be a good option. But I might just go with three. I believe I have enough room. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

01/26/2017, 04:02 PM	#1
kelp47 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Alabama Posts: 473	2 or 3 yellow assessors? Yellow assessors have been on my fish list for a while, and I'm about ready to pull the trigger. I'd really just like to get a pair, but I understand you can't just throw two small fish in the tank and hope for the best. However, I understand groups do well. So here's my quandary... I have a 75 gallon tank with peaceful fish. I'd probably be fine with a trio, but what are my chances of making it work with 2? Obviously if I happen to get a male and female I'll fine. I think 2 females will be fine. But what if I get two males? Will they have enough room to claim their own territory? I do have two "islands," so I think this would help. But one is significantly smaller than the other. There's not a lot of information out there regarding pairs of these fish. Any thoughts? __________________ Kelley 75 gal mixed reef

02/07/2017, 03:52 PM	#2
kelp47 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Alabama Posts: 473	Anyone? __________________ Kelley 75 gal mixed reef

02/07/2017, 04:10 PM	#3
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Is there a reason why you don't want to buy 3? __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

02/07/2017, 10:19 PM	#6
kelp47 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central Alabama Posts: 473	I was hoping to keep a few pairs of fish in the tank (along with clowns and shrimp gobies) and thought these would be a good option. But I might just go with three. I believe I have enough room. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. __________________ Kelley 75 gal mixed reef

02/07/2017, 05:36 PM	#4
vcc.edu Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 12	3 is the better choice for a number of reasons they are peaceful fish but you never know and they always look better when you can see more then one at a time

02/07/2017, 05:59 PM	#5
Wilzon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1	Here in the UK we got 2 yellow assessors at the same time from a highly regarded LFS last year for a 350 litre tank. They were male & female where the LFS put in the same display and hoped they would pair up, one was slightly larger than the other. There were no aggression shown towards each other in the shop or in our tank. However over time one of them would spend more and more time hiding inside rocks, we have actually seen it diving through really small holes to go inside... and it would be like 7 days before it comes out to get some food and disappearing again. Eventually it just stopped coming out. The remaining fish seems to be doing well, it swims about all day and the upside down swimming is just wonderful. It is probably the fastest and most acrobatic fish in our tank! The couple of Leopard & Peacock Wrasses we have might be slightly faster but the Assessor can turn on a dim... during feeding time it could steal frozen mysis from other slower fishes and run away before they realise what has happened. Cheers, Wilson