would these be compatable

[hiphophippo8]

I have been wanting and researching about manderin dragonets for a while now and I am thinking about picking one up pretty soon. I just read somewhere that a manderin will get in a fight with a blenny or even kill it is this true? I have a blue spot jaw fish in my tank right now and I really wanted one of both but I do not want to risk either. Thanks for any help.

 

[cbrownfish]

It is possible that they will fight to the death. The other problem is that both will be competing for the same food source. They are both dependent on a live copepod population for survival. Unless you have a large mature tank, you would be ill advised if you added both.

 

[1Reefer]

Mandarin and blenny? Fighting? Really? Hmmm must do research before buying my mandarin as I have 2 blennys in my tank lol

 

[cbrownfish]

Any 2 fish that occupy the same space and have the same feeding habits have the potential for fighting if they are not in a large environment with a ton of territory. There are several species of blennies and some are very different.

 

[1Reefer]

Agreed! I just never would have thought a mandarin and a blenny would fight but then I'm thinkin algae blenny (like lawnmower/starry)

 

[hiphophippo8]

My bsjf eats mostly formula 1 pellets I've never seen him eat anything else. I keep him plenty full so would they still fight even if I got the maderin to eat food to? Thanks for all the help.