Orchid Dottyback

[Samw]

Orchid dottybacks (Pseudochromis fridmani) are known to be one of the least aggressive dottybacks. I've kept them before with no issues. Strawberry (Magenta) dottybacks however are terrors.

Aggressiveness rating: 2
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/fish/

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1807500

[LoJack]

Originally Posted by Samw

Orchid dottybacks (Pseudochromis fridmani) are known to be one of the least aggressive dottybacks. I've kept them before with no issues. Strawberry (Magenta) dottybacks however are terrors.

Aggressiveness rating: 2
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/fish/

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1807500

I have only kept Neon's and Sunrise.

I am quite ignorantly grouping them in with the rest of their kin. I just know I wasn't very impressed the day I saw him attack and drag a cleaner shrimp across the tank.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Samw

Orchid dottybacks (Pseudochromis fridmani) are known to be one of the least aggressive dottybacks. I've kept them before with no issues. Strawberry (Magenta) dottybacks however are terrors.

Aggressiveness rating: 2
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/fish/

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1807500

Thanks Sam

[marie]

I have 6 orchids and they are the perfect citizens. They don't bother the fire shrimp but the shrimp are quite large and were in the tank first

[Doug]

Wow Marie. I would love to see that

[marie]

They are so peaceful in fact that when I added 2 juvenile royal grammas 8 months later there was no fighting (except for some initial arguments over who's cave is who's) and now they hang out within inches of each other



*edit* I should add though for any one reading, that this is an 8ft tank