Bicinctus Compatibility

earwicker7 · 01/19/2017, 02:23 PM

I'm getting ready to put the second round of fish in my 220g (after they're quarantined, of course). The first round was five orchid dottybacks, and three gold assessor basslets, which went in the display about a month ago. Other than some very minor fin nipping between the dottybacks, they're all getting along very well, although only one of the basslets comes out very often.

On the second round, I plan on adding one more species of fish which hugs the rockwork... hopefully Red Sea mimic blennies. I also want to start adding fish which spend more time in the water column, so I also want to add a pair of clownfish. My favorite so far is the spotcinctus morph of the bicinctus species.

Does anyone know how aggressive bicinctus are? I don't want to get myself into some maroon clownfish nightmare

As far as the fish going in after it, I plan on getting a large group of "schooling" fish for the third round, followed by some tangs on the fourth, and finally, a goldflake angel as the crown jewel.

Does anyone foresee any issues with this lineup?

Postal · 01/19/2017, 02:36 PM

Every clownfish is an individual so aggression levels can vary greatly. That being said, I had a spawning pair of spotcinctus in my reef and they were model citizens. They were the only spawning pair I had that wouldn't bite me if I put my hand in the tank.

01/19/2017, 02:23 PM	#1
earwicker7 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 150	Bicinctus Compatibility I'm getting ready to put the second round of fish in my 220g (after they're quarantined, of course). The first round was five orchid dottybacks, and three gold assessor basslets, which went in the display about a month ago. Other than some very minor fin nipping between the dottybacks, they're all getting along very well, although only one of the basslets comes out very often. On the second round, I plan on adding one more species of fish which hugs the rockwork... hopefully Red Sea mimic blennies. I also want to start adding fish which spend more time in the water column, so I also want to add a pair of clownfish. My favorite so far is the spotcinctus morph of the bicinctus species. Does anyone know how aggressive bicinctus are? I don't want to get myself into some maroon clownfish nightmare As far as the fish going in after it, I plan on getting a large group of "schooling" fish for the third round, followed by some tangs on the fourth, and finally, a goldflake angel as the crown jewel. Does anyone foresee any issues with this lineup?

01/19/2017, 02:36 PM	#2
Postal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 2,707	Every clownfish is an individual so aggression levels can vary greatly. That being said, I had a spawning pair of spotcinctus in my reef and they were model citizens. They were the only spawning pair I had that wouldn't bite me if I put my hand in the tank.