B BALLER34IG Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 4, 2009 391 0 0 NEW YORK Oct 11, 2009 #1 I have 3 polypterus in my tank with a firemouth and i love bottom fish and i wanted to get a dragon goby. Will this fish be a bad tank mate?
I have 3 polypterus in my tank with a firemouth and i love bottom fish and i wanted to get a dragon goby. Will this fish be a bad tank mate?
S SimonL Fire Eel MFK Member Oct 23, 2005 3,213 9 68 Ontario, Canada Oct 11, 2009 #2 I'd say probably...Dragon gobies are slow feeders, unaggressive and like brackish water...but I've also seen 'em in tanks with similar fish.
I'd say probably...Dragon gobies are slow feeders, unaggressive and like brackish water...but I've also seen 'em in tanks with similar fish.
qtrhorse89 Feeder Fish MFK Member Jul 13, 2009 219 1 0 North Carolina Oct 11, 2009 #3 Yeah they really do better and live longer in a brackish setting so I'd say nay to this idea too. It's not that they wouldn't get along with the other fish they just tend to do better in brackish water.
Yeah they really do better and live longer in a brackish setting so I'd say nay to this idea too. It's not that they wouldn't get along with the other fish they just tend to do better in brackish water.
D dragonfish Plecostomus MFK Member Sep 17, 2006 5,016 13 60 Florida Oct 11, 2009 #4 Do much better in brackish, not active or aggressive feeders. Will be easily out competed for food.
wolfsburgfanatic Fire Eel MFK Member May 17, 2008 1,121 5 68 Frederick, MD Oct 12, 2009 #5 Just get more polys Like everyone else said its not a good mix. Thats why I got rid of my dragon goby when I got into bichirs.
Just get more polys Like everyone else said its not a good mix. Thats why I got rid of my dragon goby when I got into bichirs.
M MonsterMinis Feeder Fish MFK Member Apr 28, 2009 6,048 11 0 Wisconsin Oct 12, 2009 #6 yep.. brackish, and alot less aggressive then it looks.