The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[indyjaco]

I love the pintails, but finding them around Indiana is hard under $100. I know NYA sometimes has them for cheap, but I don't trust them. I think i'll add another flasher being a Carpenters or Yellowtail.

 

[Griff]

Thoughts on housing melanurus wrasse and labout's fairy wrasse together.

Currently have

Yellow tang
Regal tang
2 clowns
Orange spot blennie
4 carberryi anthias

Would still like to add

Regal angel Red Sea and at the same time if I can find all 3 at once.

Red Sea reefer 525xl

 

[evolved]

Thoughts on housing melanurus wrasse and labout's fairy wrasse together.

No issue there; will be fine.

 

[Griff]

Thanks

 

[Paul87]

I think i'll add another flasher being a Carpenters or Yellowtail.

They are both beautiful fish, especially for what they usually sell for IMO.

 

[Griff]

Any concerns using copper safe with them in QT

 

[eatbreakfast]

Any concerns using copper safe with them in QT

It should be fine, just double the time it takes to bring the copper level up.

 

[mfinn]

I was planning on adding a screen top to my tank because of adding more wrasses.
I knew I had to do it, but because of not having problems with leopard wrasses in the past I was putting it off.
I didn't want to inconvenience myself by having to move a screen top just to feed or move a coral or even put the magnet cleaner in the tank.
I waited too long.
A couple days ago I found my larger meleagris wrasse behind the tank.
I guess the larger bipartitus had a issue with it and they settled it when I wasn't around.
I really didn't see this coming. The first few days everything was really mellow.
But a couple days ago I noticed the bigger meleagris wrasse was missing.
So now there are 3.
2 bipartitus and 1 meleagris.
Not sure if they would have ironed out the pecking order if a screen top had prevented the wrasse from jumping.
Now the 3 that are remaining seem to be getting along fine. They are always very close to each other with no real aggression.

 

[Black Pearl]

New accusations in Qt
Red Head Solon
Eight line Fairy wrasse female juvi
Mystery wrasse

 

[Griff]

Hopefully I won't need to use copper at all.

 

[evolved]

New accusations in Qt
Red Head Solon
Eight line Fairy wrasse female juvi
Mystery wrasse

Eight line flasher, you mean.
And I'd caution against the mystery.

 

[Seanislav]

 

[Seanislav]

 

[Seanislav]

My Melanurus, Basket, Pintail, Guineafowl Leopard, Exquisite, and Rosy Margined Wrasses.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Eight line flasher, you mean.
And I'd caution against the mystery.

He did say it was an accusation...

My Melanurus, Basket, Pintail, Guineafowl Leopard, Exquisite, and Rosy Margined Wrasses.

That's not an exquisite wrasse, but rather it is C. melanomarginatus, blackfin fairy wrasse.

 

[Black Pearl]

Eight line flasher, you mean.
And I'd caution against the mystery.

Flasher, yes my bad
I gather that you mean the aggressiveness of the Mystery wrasse, so not like Tangs adding last and with other wrasse at the same time does't help?
LOL you know I mean acquisition, if you don't proof read Siri she will do her own thing

 

[scffvariable]

Looking for stocking advise.

Standard 180g. Already have a line spot and would like to now some ideas for other wrasses that will work well. I for sure want a couple leopards. After that pretty open.

Other fish in the tank will include a couple tangs, tailspot blenny, probably a couple anthias.

Thanks

Oh, and would love a mystery wrasse, not sure if possible though.

 

[evolved]

I gather that you mean the aggressiveness of the Mystery wrasse, so not like Tangs adding last and with other wrasse at the same time does't help?

Correct, and no - those kinds of rules don't apply here unfortunately.
Things could be fine for a long while, and one day you could come home to a belligerent and completely intolerant mystery.

 

[saltyhog]

So many different ways you could go in a tank that size. I would nix the mystery wrasse if you want other wrasse though.

Read @evolved thread on wrasses. You could have several of any/all the genus he lists. See which ones appeal to your eye and fit together.

Some of my favorites:

Cirrhilabrus .....lineatus, jordani, punctatus, rhomboidalis, isocoles,laboutei, earlei, johnsoni

Paracheilinus.....flavianalis, lineopunctatus, attenuatus, rubricaudalis and bellae if you have the bucks/luck

Halichoeres.....melasmapomus, chrysotaenia, biocellatus, chrysus, claudia, iridis

Macropharyngodon.....geoffroyi, negrosensis, kuiteri

 

[evolved]

Looking for stocking advise.

Standard 180g. Already have a line spot and would like to now some ideas for other wrasses that will work well. I for sure want a couple leopards. After that pretty open.

Other fish in the tank will include a couple tangs, tailspot blenny, probably a couple anthias.

Thanks

Oh, and would love a mystery wrasse, not sure if possible though.

Read @evolved thread on wrasses. You could have several of any/all the genus he lists. See which ones appeal to your eye and fit together.

This one: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/all-about-reef-safe-wrasses-in-aquaria.259894/
That should be helpful

So many different ways you could go in a tank that size. I would nix the mystery wrasse if you want other wrasse though.

Agree...

I really don't like to give just a long list of suggestions, because for starters it's a really long list but more so because it's a matter of what appeals to you.