What to get next?

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Sounds like a start. I'd like to see some water changes in that regimen.

Getting rid of the dottyback would be a start possibly the wrasse to.assessors are a neat hardy fish. There are also some great chromis

You are biased towards assessors

But yah they are great little colorful fishes

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by neven

last part of the first post

I see

Originally Posted by mrhasan

You are biased towards assessors

But yah they are great little colorful fishes

Maaybe

[neven]

It is official, i hate the fish. i have 2 nets resting in the tank hoping to make it comfortable, then i will attempt the removal. My wife wants it to be sacrificed to the porcelain goddess for killing her fav fish :/

Looks like he killed my six line wrasse, who was actually very peaceful to the other tank mates, now he's picking on the firefish.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by neven

It is official, i hate the fish. i have 2 nets resting in the tank hoping to make it comfortable, then i will attempt the removal. My wife wants it to be sacrificed to the porcelain goddess for killing her fav fish :/

Looks like he killed my six line wrasse, who was actually very peaceful to the other tank mates, now he's picking on the firefish.

Use bottle trap. Dottybacks are too clever for nets. But their curiosity can easily get them in the bottle

[Proteus]

I love dottybacks but IMO they need large tanks. I had 2 in my 180 and they never bothered any other fish

[Cracken]

We are in the hobby to do research and compatibilty checks before we go and buy an addition to our tanks. Really I don't see it being the fishes fault for having aggressive traits as we all know what the general guidelines and which species will mesh with others. My humble suggestion would be to do some reading and research on what you have and what kind of fish u want to have. Maybe u need to sell/trade the fish u have to get the ones you want so they can all have peaceful tank mates. Eels escaping to the fishes needs maybe an idea too. I have a dottyback and it is great in my aquarium but I also made the landscaping with his needs in mind. IMHO.

[Cracken]

Lol landscaping not eels escaping. Bahaha.

[neven]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Use bottle trap. Dottybacks are too clever for nets. But their curiosity can easily get them in the bottle

ty for that advice, it b-lined for the live rock when i dropped a net in

[Zero]

I would try a Large sand sifting goby like Amblygobius phalaena, or Valenciennea strigata. They can hold their own and also clean and turn your sand.

[tang daddy]

I hope you catch the dotty back, if you're having troubles drain the tank. Since it's only a 33 g you can drain it down fairly easy with a garbage can, then remove the rock work and catch the fish. He'll definitely be better living alone in your sump. Better do it soon before he kills the other 2 fish you have.

I learnt my lesson years ago when I kept a strawberry dotty back in a 65g, had to rip that down to get the fish.

Also I bought an accessor that the owner warned me was agressive but because I had bigger fish I thought it would be fine. Nope he had to be sumped aswell.

I like royal gammas for colour, also leopard wrasses, fairy wrasses, percula clowns, and maybe one halicrocheus wrasse. That maybe too many fish for a 33g but see what fits your tank and tank mates. If you do get fairy wrasses be sure to put a net lid or you'll find some dried anchovies on your floor.