anyone know about royal gramma and japanese basslet compatibility?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by gobytron

I keep a harem of 4 grammas along with a swissguard basslet in my 95 gallon...

there is no aggression between any of the grammas and the swissguard.

they are far from conspecific and most of these types of basslets are deep water species so they are usually in the dark corner of aquariums or hiding under overhangs/caves while the grammas generally stay out in the water column unless nesting.

If this is regarding your 180, these fish will likely ignore each other.

LOL now I'm on the fence again!! I'm thinking the tank will likely be big enough but now I've been reading that these fish are pretty cryptic and being from fairly deep depths likely won't appreciate the amount of light on my tank. Ugh! DILEMMA!! I do have a fair amount of caves and overhangs and such though so he should feel quite at home in that aspect. I guess I have some things to think about today.

Thanks for the info Gobytron...a harem of royal grammas eh? What I wouldn't give to try that out *sigh*

[gobytron]

the key to my 95 is a plethora of caves and overhangs, some clear to the viewer, some completely hidden...

this gives all my fish, who are almost all basslets, an adequate place to feel safe, secure and in the grammas case, build nests...

I get an unbelieveable amount of value back from my grammas, incredible how different their behaviour is with a harem versus a single or even pair of them.

when the male builds his nest for each individual female, each in turn, its amazing to watch.


In my experience, you should have no problem with these fish, particularily if you have caves and overhangs aplenty.

[naesco]

Gobytron, you have a really interesting fish stock in your tank.

Christie for what it is worth IMO you have a really large tank that will keep them apart. Just make sure you add the new fish in the dark so there is no immediate aggression.

If it were just one basslet and one royal gramma and you had a smaller tank it would not be advised unless you did what gobytron has done.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by naesco

Gobytron, you have a really interesting fish stock in your tank.

Christie for what it is worth IMO you have a really large tank that will keep them apart. Just make sure you add the new fish in the dark so there is no immediate aggression.

If it were just one basslet and one royal gramma and you had a smaller tank it would not be advised unless you did what gobytron has done.

I tend to hold a higher value in the hands on hobbyists experience with reefing rather than the generally accepted general know how...

I should update my signature, as I know have 2 yellow assessors in there rather than 1.