Six line and a Mandarin?

[Meckel]

Since six lines and green madarins eat the same thing I was wondering if anyone has any experiance keeping them in the same tank?
Think it would be ok to keep them together in my 90gal?

[Doug1]

IME 6 line will eat the pods the mandarin needs as well as most anything else, but they usually are more aggressive feeders than mandarins making it hard for the mandarins to compete

[Geoff]

not a good idea.

a 90 is not near big enough for both to have enough food.

G~

[cdemeritt]

I know nothing about six lines, and you already know anything I could tell you about manderins. I am curious about six lines. I was at a LFS, where they had just a few days before gotten in a six line, and a Pink tip Anemone, The sixline was acting like a clown, rubbing itself all over the anemone. I asked the lady who ran the salt dept, if sixlines were anemone fish. she first said "No", but then after watching the sixline for a few minutes with me, agreed that it definatly looked like it was claiming that anemone for itself, shrugged and said "I don't know" So does anyone know if this was just a mis-guided sixline or are they actually a anemone fish?

[seawillow]

I have had a sixline and a mandarin together for about 6 months now...no problems whatsoever...both look awesome!!! Chubby and happy!

[Mkelly]

Originally posted by cdemeritt
I know nothing about six lines, and you already know anything I could tell you about manderins. I am curious about six lines. I was at a LFS, where they had just a few days before gotten in a six line, and a Pink tip Anemone, The sixline was acting like a clown, rubbing itself all over the anemone. I asked the lady who ran the salt dept, if sixlines were anemone fish. she first said "No", but then after watching the sixline for a few minutes with me, agreed that it definatly looked like it was claiming that anemone for itself, shrugged and said "I don't know" So does anyone know if this was just a mis-guided sixline or are they actually a anemone fish?

Probably delirious from the sting and started to like it

[Geoff]

Originally posted by seawillow
I have had a sixline and a mandarin together for about 6 months now...no problems whatsoever...both look awesome!!! Chubby and happy!

what size tank? what size and kind of LR do you have?

G~

[seawillow]

hello...I have a 75 with about 145 lbs of LR. It is a combination of Figi and Tonga. A couple of the pieces of Tonga are good sized and the rest is about average.

[Geoff]

Originally posted by seawillow
hello...I have a 75 with about 145 lbs of LR. It is a combination of Figi and Tonga. A couple of the pieces of Tonga are good sized and the rest is about average.

that is a lot of LR for a 75. this is prolly why you can have them both in there. depending on your nooks and crannies this can also help the mandarin out. if the six-lined is also a lot larger than the mandarin will help. the mandarin will be able to get the pods that are in some of the crevices.

G~