So much for nine lives.....flush!

gprdypoo04 · 07/04/2020, 12:45 AM

Well my yellow coris ran out of lives after about 5 years. I found him sun tanning on top of the net. Why is it when even a slight opening with a vinyl glove sitting over it do they seem to find it???? Oh well ......
Anyone got experience with dottybacks?

Misled · 07/04/2020, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gprdypoo04

Anyone got experience with dottybacks?

They can be pretty nasty subjects. At least mine is. Let me find a pic.

Misled · 07/04/2020, 01:23 PM

Sure is pretty though.

gprdypoo04 · 07/04/2020, 01:31 PM

I was looking at a neon dotty for something different but it's so tempting to go back to a yellow wrasse.

Four drachma · 07/05/2020, 09:06 AM

I had a neon, it was very aggressive, chased everything around and made all my other fish stress out. Traded him in for a nice fish..

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billdogg · 07/05/2020, 12:47 PM

IME, ALL the pseudochromis can, sooner or later, go rogue. I think they are very cool looking fish, but never in my tank again. The last one, a purple pseudochromis, killed several fish before I finally caught him. He was banished to the Eel tank, to live out his life with a 4' Gymnothorax Undulatus. He lasted a little over a year.

Sk8r · 07/05/2020, 01:23 PM

I unbuilt my reef to get a yellow out. They are cunning, learn each capture technique after one try, and are aggressive to the max, unusual in marine fish. I have kept a piranha with less problems in fishy relations.

gprdypoo04 · 07/06/2020, 01:41 AM

Well maybe I'll go back to another yellow wrasse. Never had any problems but as he grew bigger he was more of a jumper. He always chased down the last bit of food ( was a pig) , ate flatworms and who know what other pests and stirred up my sand bed. Yeah maybe I'll just buy another.

silverking · 07/11/2020, 02:55 PM

I have a neon dottyback. Mine is not that aggressive. really pretty fish

Uncle99 · 07/11/2020, 03:30 PM

I understand, but 5 years, some people lose them in 5 minutes.
He obviously worked well in the system, I agree with you on replace.
Hopefully the next goes 10....sorry for your loss.

dzfish17 · 07/11/2020, 10:08 PM

I agree that most dottybacks are very aggressive but I've kept a few orchid dottybacks that were great community fish.. this is only my experience though

gprdypoo04 · 07/13/2020, 02:05 AM

Thanks guys.

paal · 07/14/2020, 02:58 AM

Well... I found mine like this:

I could not believe it... I mean; the fish did not even fit through the openings! (when dried up)

Regarding dottybacks: I've have a pair of tank raised orchids since they were tiny. They are now quite mean. My tank is 100g and I kinda regret adding them as they restrict what other smaller fish I can add. Will probably avoid all dottybacks from now on just to play it safe.

64Ivy · 07/17/2020, 06:49 AM

I waited several years for mine to go out. He was a pure terror, ran other fish out of the tank, and knew his surroundings like the back of his 'hand', making his removal all but impossible. Coming home to a scene like that would've cost me a fortune in party supplies!

07/04/2020, 12:45 AM	#1
gprdypoo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 389	So much for nine lives.....flush! Well my yellow coris ran out of lives after about 5 years. I found him sun tanning on top of the net. Why is it when even a slight opening with a vinyl glove sitting over it do they seem to find it???? Oh well ...... Anyone got experience with dottybacks?

07/04/2020, 01:23 PM	#3
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Sure is pretty though. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/05/2020, 12:47 PM	#6
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	IME, ALL the pseudochromis can, sooner or later, go rogue. I think they are very cool looking fish, but never in my tank again. The last one, a purple pseudochromis, killed several fish before I finally caught him. He was banished to the Eel tank, to live out his life with a 4' Gymnothorax Undulatus. He lasted a little over a year. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

07/05/2020, 01:23 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I unbuilt my reef to get a yellow out. They are cunning, learn each capture technique after one try, and are aggressive to the max, unusual in marine fish. I have kept a piranha with less problems in fishy relations. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/11/2020, 02:55 PM	#9
silverking Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Ridgeville, OH Posts: 361	I have a neon dottyback. Mine is not that aggressive. really pretty fish __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: 40 breeder

07/04/2020, 01:31 PM	#4
gprdypoo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 389	I was looking at a neon dotty for something different but it's so tempting to go back to a yellow wrasse.

07/05/2020, 09:06 AM	#5
Four drachma Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 134	I had a neon, it was very aggressive, chased everything around and made all my other fish stress out. Traded him in for a nice fish.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/06/2020, 01:41 AM	#8
gprdypoo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 389	Well maybe I'll go back to another yellow wrasse. Never had any problems but as he grew bigger he was more of a jumper. He always chased down the last bit of food ( was a pig) , ate flatworms and who know what other pests and stirred up my sand bed. Yeah maybe I'll just buy another.

07/11/2020, 03:30 PM	#10
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I understand, but 5 years, some people lose them in 5 minutes. He obviously worked well in the system, I agree with you on replace. Hopefully the next goes 10....sorry for your loss.

07/11/2020, 10:08 PM	#11
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	I agree that most dottybacks are very aggressive but I've kept a few orchid dottybacks that were great community fish.. this is only my experience though __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

07/13/2020, 02:05 AM	#12
gprdypoo04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 389	Thanks guys.

07/14/2020, 02:58 AM	#13
paal Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 368	Well... I found mine like this: I could not believe it... I mean; the fish did not even fit through the openings! (when dried up) Regarding dottybacks: I've have a pair of tank raised orchids since they were tiny. They are now quite mean. My tank is 100g and I kinda regret adding them as they restrict what other smaller fish I can add. Will probably avoid all dottybacks from now on just to play it safe.

07/17/2020, 06:49 AM	#14
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	I waited several years for mine to go out. He was a pure terror, ran other fish out of the tank, and knew his surroundings like the back of his 'hand', making his removal all but impossible. Coming home to a scene like that would've cost me a fortune in party supplies! __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home