Can they all get along?

I have a 75g reef, which includes a yellow watchman goby, naso tang, clown, 2 damsels, and many snails and crabs. I wanted to add a manadarin goby + copepods? Is the tank big enough to house all of this and are there going to be compatibility issues?

Oh yeah I have a six line wrasse too...

 

The mandarin and six-line are going to be food competitors so unless you have a well established tank and a refugium full of copepods, I wouldn't chance it.

 

I had a six line wrasse and i decided to add a mandarin goby within 30 seconds of me putting the mandarin in my tank the wrasse swooped down and started attacking the mandarin.... Needless to say I then had to remove all of my live rock, corals, etc., in order to catch the wrasse, (because as many know it is almost impossible to catch a six line wrasse in a tank with rock and corals!!), and separate him into another salt water tank.... I highly recommend against it, but thats just my opinion....

 

I would say No.... BUT I do have a six-line wrasse in with a mandarin. But unlike DonJay My mandarin was there before my wrasse. I add the Wrasse because I started to see some Bristle worms here and there. To my knowledge they have never bothered each other. But I also have a 125g with a 30g refugium that is stalked with pods. All in all I would advise against it but if you have a place to house one of them if it doesn't work out or see if you LFS will take back the Mandarin. Good Luck

 

I have seen them together but the mandarin seems to starve to death in most cases. Both eat pods. When keeping a mandarin it is a good idea to not have any other fish that eat pods otherwise there won't be enough for both unless your tank is huge

 

A sixline cleans your tank out of all food sources for the mandarin. I think it would take a miracle for you to have them both in this size tank.

 

iwould say no to this aswell manadarin goby would not last long

 

Wow I am surprised at the responses, I have had my six line for almost 2months now without pods and he is doing fine. Also I didnt know that manadarin's eat bristles?

How often do I need to restock on pods? Can you tell by just looking the tank or what?

Also I am not worried about the six and mana getting along I have a pest of a domino damsel that is aggressive!

 

I would also be aware that the naso tang will need to be moved eventually. That tank will get too small for it.

 

A sixline will eat the food you add to the tank. But they are experts at finding and eating all of the natural food sources like pods too. I doubt it is feasible to add enough pods to your tank on a regular basis to keep both the sixline and a mandarin. The sixline is just too good at finding it and eating it.

I don't think mandarins would normally eat bristleworms. They are too picky.

It is possible to train a mandarin to eat frozen mysis or brine out of a glass jar laying on its side in the bottom of your tank. I have done this with success. But your sixline would prevent this as well.