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Can Green chromis and Mandarin dragonet live together?

Green chromis and Mandarin dragonet are not recommended together based on the current rule check.

not recommended

Quick answer

This pairing is not recommended by the current rules. The highest-risk factors are marked as fail below; fixable water-parameter overlap alone does not cancel out predation, aggression, fin-nipping, or explicit avoid-tag conflicts.

Factor breakdown

Factor Result Explanation
Water type OK Green chromis is saltwater; Mandarin dragonet is saltwater. Compatibility pages are generated only for matching water types.
Temperature OK Temperature overlaps at 24-27 C. Green chromis is listed at 24-27 C; Mandarin dragonet is listed at 24-27 C.
pH OK pH overlaps at 8-8.4. Green chromis is listed at 8-8.4; Mandarin dragonet is listed at 8-8.4.
Salinity OK Salinity overlaps at 33-35 ppt. Green chromis is listed at 33-35 ppt; Mandarin dragonet is listed at 33-35 ppt.
Adult size and predation OK Adult sizes are not an obvious predator-prey mismatch (Green chromis: 9 cm; Mandarin dragonet: 8 cm).
Temperament and aggression OK Green chromis (peaceful to semi-aggressive schooling) and Mandarin dragonet (peaceful specialist) do not have an obvious aggression clash in the dataset.
Fin nipping risk OK The dataset does not flag this pair as a fin-nipper plus long-finned combination.
Schooling and group needs OK Neither species requires a large school in this dataset, though normal social behavior still matters.
Explicit avoid tags Conflict Avoid-tag conflict found. Green chromis avoid tags matching Mandarin dragonet: timid. Mandarin dragonet avoid tags matching Green chromis: none.
Minimum combined tank size OK Use at least 75 US gallons (284 L) for the pair, based on the larger minimum tank plus bioload and activity adjustments where relevant.

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