What to do with pseudochromis

[jong101]

So, I have realized there are virtually no fish I can put in with him, he is my oldest fish at nearly 4yrs. But I hate having restrictions b/c of him. I need more movement in the tank(fish) is there anything I can put in there that he will back down to? Or should I try and pawn him at my lfs

[Imzadi]

I am in the same boat with my Damsels. Its gonna be a very hard thing to do, but I think I am gonna have to pawn mine...

[bj32482]

what type of pseudo is he?

[jong101]

Diadem dottyback

[jpfelix]

got any skewers?

[kes_reef]

I would just remove him with a fish trap and then stock up my tank with all of my fav little fish.

[billdogg]

mine ended up with Hannibal, my 4' gymnothorax undulatus - he lasted about a year there - i guess he eventually became a midnight snack

[scottallert]

i hated mine all 3 of them.

[snorvich]

Well, he has to go. Bite the bullet and start enjoying life again.

[snorvich]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15066964#post15066964 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by billdogg
mine ended up with Hannibal, my 4' gymnothorax undulatus - he lasted about a year there - i guess he eventually became a midnight snack

Now THAT is one mean fish!!

[sweetrav18]

whats wrong with the pseudo? which fish is he preventing you from owning?

[jong101]

he killed my 6 line wrasse

[cerobbins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15069789#post15069789 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sweetrav18
whats wrong with the pseudo? which fish is he preventing you from owning?

Have you ever met a timid pseudo? They can be very aggressive. They have no problem going after much larger fish either.

[H.Veras]

good to know about them... cuz i was about to buy one purpleback pseudchromis..

[jong101]

I just ate it.

[jay-roc]

From what I have read dotty backs are pound for pound one of the meanest fish. If it has been in there for 4 years then that tank is his ... or hers lol, and there isn't much that it will back down from.

[jong101]

yea, im gonna have to pull him, maybe i can trade him for a frag or something from my lfs

[browntrout]

Im in the same boat. Wife liked the little purple guy, bring him home and the dude thinks he owns the tank. Effin bastard I hate the damn thing. So I finally cath this little sucker in a trap whoo hoo I was gonna flush him down the toilet since it would be 3 days till I could get to the LFS but the wife said NOOOOO. Came home for lunch and the bastard somehow got out......All I can say is, that must have been a reality check for him, so far he is much much more relaxed in the tank. He still likes to pick on my six line wrasse though. I will never buy one again and I still might get rid of him when I change to my 125g tank

[andygb54303]

i feed them to my angler