Advice on mixing dragonets?

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Originally Posted by Cubeman

Has anybody got any experience in mixing dragonets? A friend has a male and female psychedelic green mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) in a 34 gallon tank with lots of rockwork and soft corals. They are the only two fish in there and don't spend any time 'together'. I would like to give him my male spotted mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) but are unsure if they will fight. Any advice?

No, they will fight to the death. They will also starve to death as there is not enough production of pods in a 34 gallon for one mandarin let alone 3.