Pat24601
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So, I don't really have a lot of experience with this because I've gone out of my way to avoid it in the past.
But, as I mentioned in my tank thread, I just added a raccoon butterfly fish to a tank which had an Auriga butterfly for about a week.
I had decided against that because of fears of aggression, but a person at my LFS who has both in his tank (and whom I respect immensely) thought it would "probably" work well and I really like butterfly fish. So, I paid my money and took my chances.
Well, for the first two days anyway, those chances haven't worked so well. The Auriga is being highly aggressive towards the raccoon, especially at feeding time. Outside of feeding time, I do also see the Auriga being aggressive, but only intermittently. At feeding time, he chases the raccoon into a corner and I've even seen him nip at the raccoon, although not frequently.
I do think the raccoon is getting plenty to eat. I'm feeding frequently and there is plenty to spare and I see him eating quite a lot. So, it's not really that he can't eat. It's just that he's being harassed.
I was planning on giving it a week and seeing if they reach an equilibrium, but I'm not optimistic.
Does anyone have thoughts?
If I end up just having to choose one, I'm not sure which I'll choose. I like them both.
But, as I mentioned in my tank thread, I just added a raccoon butterfly fish to a tank which had an Auriga butterfly for about a week.
I had decided against that because of fears of aggression, but a person at my LFS who has both in his tank (and whom I respect immensely) thought it would "probably" work well and I really like butterfly fish. So, I paid my money and took my chances.
Well, for the first two days anyway, those chances haven't worked so well. The Auriga is being highly aggressive towards the raccoon, especially at feeding time. Outside of feeding time, I do also see the Auriga being aggressive, but only intermittently. At feeding time, he chases the raccoon into a corner and I've even seen him nip at the raccoon, although not frequently.
I do think the raccoon is getting plenty to eat. I'm feeding frequently and there is plenty to spare and I see him eating quite a lot. So, it's not really that he can't eat. It's just that he's being harassed.
I was planning on giving it a week and seeing if they reach an equilibrium, but I'm not optimistic.
Does anyone have thoughts?
If I end up just having to choose one, I'm not sure which I'll choose. I like them both.
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