blue spotted rabbitfish

[thepollock]

i have one now and i have been reeding that they usually travel in pairs. so what i was wondering is would it be safe to have 2 of them in my tank? i would like to know what everyones thoughts are on this.

thanks
jeremy

[David Grigor]

Jeremey, my main concern is the adult size ( unless we are talking 8'+, 300g+ tank ).

I'm a very big fan of rabbitfish but only cared to add 1 per tank for this reason.

[thepollock]

thanks david. mine right now i have had for over a year and it is only 3-4" i was thinking of getting a nother small one but as you sayed the care for the fish is first. if i had a tank that big would they fight?

[thepollock]

also to add they will be in a 187 g tank just to let you know

[superman]

If the one in the tank has already claimed the whole tank as territory, you're probably going to have some bullying, the first one may even kill the new one.

[thepollock]

the 187 is not set up yet i was thinking of putting both of them together in at the same time. the one i have now really is a good tank mate. s/he is really not a bully.

[superman]

They tend to pick on their own kind, won't be a bully to anyone else, then if you put another into the tank they can get pretty aggressive. Just a word of caution, I had a mild mannered scribbled rabbit absolutely murder a newly added scribbled rabbit in a customer aquarium. If added in pairs they can be model citizens and even pair up.

[thepollock]

thanks paul