Why does my bicolor angel hate my goby?

[jackie]

I have a watchman goby, and I kept finding him in my sump (screen wasn't on tight enough). But I was wondering why he was trying to escape, must be from something evil.... When I put him back in the tank, the angel immediately attacked him and chased him around the tank until the goby hid under a rock. The angel doesn't do that with the other fish, just the poor goby who just sits there minding his own business not looking for trouble. I never heard of that, thought they would get along?

 

[jackie]

I give up, houdini's back in the sump. If I put him in the tank, the angel's going to harrass him. I don't want to leave him in the sump because I'm going to set up the refuge again in there and he'll probably eat up all the pods. I had set up a refuge apart from the sump when I had to empty everything out of the sump to get the sump out of the stand. Any suggestions? Maybe one of them has to go?

BTW, can I rinse the sand to avoid a sandstorm?

 

[Syris]

I'll take the watchman goby off your hands

 

[Clam Man]

if its a reef tank keep the watchman get rid of the angel i just watched a coral beauty pic apart a nice hammer coral and start or a bubble with angels its only a matter of time i had a regal in my 120 for 1 month then it started to eat my zoos out it went into the fowler tank littlep is having the same problem now and he cannot get his out 8 inches of zoos gone bummer.

 

[jackie]

Angels have a pretty bad reputation, too bad about your hammer and littlep's zoos

I want to keep both, but it's obvious I can't. The angel doesn't bother the corals, just out of curiosity then leaves them alone. He's getting older and thinks he owns the tank and will only bother the quiet fish, the bully. Only problem is getting him out, he knows every hole and crevice and is pretty slick, I'd have to tear the tank down again. I hate to part with the angel I've had him over a year but I guess I'd rather keep the goby.

Bill, how about a bicolor angel instead of the goby? I'll make you a deal you can't refuse.