Royal Dottyback causing problems

[gavinc123]

Hi all, around a year ago I bought a royal dottyback from a lfs but about a month after having it i found out it was actually the more agressive dottyback. My cleaner shrimp died around the time of me getting it but i thought it just died since i had it for a year or so before so i thought it might have just gotten sick. Anyways I got another shrimp a month ago after not having one for a while and it died within a week of me getting it and its body was nowhere to be seen.( I only have a flametail blenny and an ocellaris clown pair that have both been in the tank longer than the dottyback) and recently ive been wanting to get more stock for my tank like a firefish but im scared that the dottyback will just kill it. Ive seen it shown aggressiveness to the clownfish but no major fights and the blenny has his own turbo snail shell so he just chills there all day. What should i do should i take it out of the tank and see if my lfs will take it or just deal with it? I just want to cause the least amount of stress for my guys. Thanks

 

[Reeflix]

i would take the dottyback out. the shrimp might have just died, nothing related to the dottyback

 

[Reeflix]

note that this is what i would do. have you seen the dottyback pick on the other fish?

 

[Reeflix]

like how bad was it picking on the clown

 

[gavinc123]

note that this is what i would do. have you seen the dottyback pick on the other fish?

i havent really seen it pick on the blenny but today i saw my male clownfish kind of shielding the female from the dottyback and the dottyback nipped at my clownfish and chased him back to the dottybacks cave

 

[Reeflix]

any signs of picking on the clowns? like frayed fins ect

 

[gavinc123]

like how bad was it picking on the clown

any signs of picking on the clowns? like frayed fins ect

nah if it got that far i wouldve taken him out a while ago

 

[Reeflix]

if it is constantly picking on the clowns get rid of it

 

[Reeflix]

nah if it got that far i wouldve taken him out a while ago

oh ok. if you want a firefish the dottyback will really go for it seeing as firefish are timid and it is a new addition to the tank. if the dottyback get meaner, then i would take it out. if it just a little bit then it is fine for now. i it likely that it will get more aggressive, so just moniter it for now, and see what happens

 

[gavinc123]

oh ok. if you want a firefish the dottyback will really go for it seeing as firefish are timid and it is a new addition to the tank. if the dottyback get meaner, then i would take it out. if it just a little bit then it is fine for now. i it likely that it will get more aggressive, so just moniter it for now, and see what happens

i will probably just not take the risk and see if i can get someone locally to take him. thank you for the input!