Yellow Dottyback Taming

[wesamazmy]

My interest from the beginning is to keep aggressive fishes in my tank but not a predator!

I have get a Yellow Dottyback fish yesterday to my tank, and from the first 30 min from introducing it in my tank, he shows very clear aggressiveness, and attack the cleaner shrimp and crabs, 'but thanks for the three stripe damsel that defend him'.

I dont want to loas any of my shrimps or damsels to be eaten by this 'wolf'

Now I was wondring if I can taming him to live without eating the tank mates?

so if any one knows how to deal with this 'Wolf'? shall I try something before kicking him out! or I have to return it back?


my tank contains now:
1 camel shrimp
1 cleaner shrimp
4 hermit crabs
5 different damselfish (the images)

2 corals
1 anemone

this is the image of the 'wolf'


I attached the damsel images from the internet for better understanding

Please, please help and thanks for that

[shifty51008]

Your not gonna be able to train them, it is the way they are. If you research you will find out your shrimps will become food for them. Sooner or later unless you take the fish out the shrimp will become dinner

On a side note you dont have near enough light to keep an anemone

[wesamazmy]

Originally Posted by shifty51008

Your not gonna be able to train them, it is the way they are. If you research you will find out your shrimps will become food for them. Sooner or later unless you take the fish out the shrimp will become dinner

On a side note you dont have near enough light to keep an anemone

Thanks shifty51008, you are always helping me
yes, I am planing to correcting my lights ASAP to raise it up around 200 watts

Thank you again

[shifty51008]

Glad to help but sorry for the bad news of the fish, there are some beautiful fish out there but arnt always compatiable with other things you want. Gotta find a happy medium.

Good luck

[wesamazmy]

Originally Posted by shifty51008

Glad to help but sorry for the bad news of the fish, there are some beautiful fish out there but arnt always compatiable with other things you want. Gotta find a happy medium.

Good luck

yes, I was trying to make some balancing with adding the same level of aggressive fishes, and I thought if the shrimps introduced before the dottyback they will not bothering them, I will keep an eye 2 days before decide to kick him out

[wesamazmy]

this is my tank before adding the dottybcak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdnCwuLvNts

[shifty51008]

Very nice looking tank, the anemone is gonna need more light very soon though no anemone should ever be white. Sorry if i keep stateing that, just a habit lol.

Other than that your other corals look to be doing good. Keep it up

[wesamazmy]

Originally Posted by shifty51008

Very nice looking tank, the anemone is gonna need more light very soon though no anemone should ever be white. Sorry if i keep stateing that, just a habit lol.

Other than that your other corals look to be doing good. Keep it up

dont worry about stating my anemone issue! I will need more from your giddiness during the coming period, I am happy with the help that i got from this forum, so dont stopping your advice for the beginners like us

[shifty51008]

Ty, we all try to help each other. I would rather see people susceed and enjoy the hobby rather than fail.

[wesamazmy]

Originally Posted by shifty51008

Ty, we all try to help each other. I would rather see people susceed and enjoy the hobby rather than fail.

I removed him out of my tank after one of my camel shrimp was eaten

[wesamazmy]

captured
https://youtu.be/1D2Sc303SY0