Royal Gramma Compatibility?

[Scooter12ga]

Hey everybody,

Based on what I've been reading it looks like I should be ok to add a Royal Gramma to my system. It'll still be a few weeks probably before I can get one, but want to ask you all if you see any red flags?

System specs can be seen in my sig, other info and livestock:

• System is >1 year old
• 1 chromis
• 2 black mollies (1m, 1f)
• 2 firefish (red variety)
• 1 black sailfin blenny
• 1 large skunk cleaner shrimp (~3")
• Leathers (Colt, Sinulara, Finger)
• LPS (Frogspawn, Trumpet)
• SPS (Monti digit, monti cap, poccilipora, porites)
• Soft (Xenia, Zoos, GSP, shrooms, rhodactis)

[FishboyBT]

Looks ok, but in what size tank?They can be a little agressive.

[Scooter12ga]

55g display, ~75g total system water volume.

I'm also a bit concerned about the shrimp...I seem to remember reading that they favor the taste of shrimp...but I figure that my cleaner is so large it probably won't be bothered.

[ejrabekoff]

You should be OK. Make sure that you have lots of swim throughs, and small holes in your live rock.

[Scooter12ga]

Bump...is silence golden?

[mattsilvester]

yep - I'd say a royal gramma should be fine, so long as you have plenty of cover.

[Dakota Reef]

I've kept a couple of Royal Grammas over the years and neither of them ever bothered my cleaner shrimp.

I agree with the others about lots of caves and nooks. They're definitely more comfortable if they've got a safe retreat.

[Sheol]

Yours looks like a nearly ideal tank for grammas, unless you want a large group or something.

Lovely fish, too bad none of mine made it.

Matthew

[lowendmelody]

none of mine made it either, 0 for 3, not good odds, and I have had fish grow and thrive in my less than two years in the hobby... for whatever reason, they just don't make it for me

[falconut]

Mine has been with the two tiny cleaners for over a year and never bothered either. Again, they just like to have holes and caves to hide in.