What fish do seahorses get along with?

There are many slow, cautious fish that make excellent tankmates for seahorses. Scooter blennies, firefish, Banggai and pajama cardinals, and royal grammas are generally considered safe tankmates. Many small goby species are acceptable. The key to keeping other fish with your horses is their activity level.

How big do dottybacks get?

Dotty (bullies) It gets to about 8 inches in length and feeds on plankton and small bottom-dwelling crustaceans, as do most dottybacks. A mostly yellow-orange body capped with blue, coupled with an iridescent blue stripe running lengthwise, makes this a highly attractive species.

Are Orchid Dottybacks Hardy?

Orchid dottybacks are very hardy, have minimal requirements and do not bother corals, thus they are a perfect addition to most reef aquariums due to their minimal demands.

Is Royal Gramma a Dottyback?

Despite these superficial similarities, royal grammas and royal dottybacks are quite different in appearance. Differences in overall body shape, eyes, fins and precise color pattern make it easy to separate one species from the other.

How long do orchid Dottyback fish live?

between five to seven years
Average lifespan Keep in mind that the Orchid Dottyback can live between five to seven years in captivity. Some have been recorded to live much longer with proper care.

Can clownfish and seahorses live together?

Mature breeding pairs of clownfish can sometimes become territorial so you do want to keep an eye on them when they mature although they maybe perfectly fine with your seahorses long term with no issues. This is true for not only keeping them with seahorses but other fish in general too.

Can you put starfish with seahorses?

But there are a number of colorful starfish that do well with seahorses. Any of the brightly colored Fromia or Linkia species would make good tankmates for seahorses.

Can 2 dottybacks live together?

Tank mates should be robust fish of similar size or larger, and not the same colour as the dottyback. Only a few dottyback species can be kept with others of their own kind in normal-sized tanks, although these will often pair up and sometimes spawn in the aquarium.

Can dottybacks go together?

What fish looks like a royal gramma?

These fish are not only not closely related, but they live great distances apart, sometimes in different oceans! But the best case of convergent evolution, especially in common aquarium fish is the royal gramma and the royal dottyback.