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[Neptune 555]

I would maybe wait to add the fairy wrasses if your current one is almost dead. He probably won’t handle aggression well.

Blue spotted jawfish are expert only usually, they need cooler tanks. Other jawfish are easy though.

Rest of the list is good

Yes - I was planning on waiting until existing hali / vrolik's wrasse passes... before I add new wrasses. Does anyone know how long Hali family Wrasse live? I am wondering if he is just dying of old age? He was adult when I received him and I have had 8 years?
Could I add 3 fairy wrasses and keep a pod population for mandarins? I had read that it is the Hali family wrasses that kill the pod population? Are fairy wrasses not pod eaters? I was ordering pods monthly but it become cost prohibitive. I tried making them for a while also to much work and space. Ultimately I want a pair of mandarins.... could I keep a pair mandarins and 2 or 3 fairy wrasses (no hali wrasse)?

 

[Maritimer]

Fairy wrasses may look for pods on the rock occasionally, but take most of their food from the water column.

Generally compatible with dragonets.

~B.

 

[BlueWhistler]

I have a IM 25 gallon lagoon with a snowflake clown and a black ice clown and a royal dottyback. inverts are 3 nassarius snails, 2 margarita snails, 2 astrea snails and 3 hermit crabs. I would like to do a goby and pistol shrimp but I think I added the dottyback to early (thoughts). If I can't get the goby what else would you recommend

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I have a IM 25 gallon lagoon with a snowflake clown and a black ice clown and a royal dottyback. inverts are 3 nassarius snails, 2 margarita snails, 2 astrea snails and 3 hermit crabs. I would like to do a goby and pistol shrimp but I think I added the dottyback to early (thoughts). If I can't get the goby what else would you recommend

Depends. How aggressive is the dottyback that you have? Do you see issues with the clowns and dottyback getting along ?

 

[BlueWhistler]

Depends. How aggressive is the dottyback that you have? Do you see issues with the clowns and dottyback getting along ?

Only when they were all added (all three at the same time. I know probably not the best idea now) the dottyback found its spot a ran the clowns off now they are chill with one another.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Only when they were all added (all three at the same time. I know probably not the best idea now) the dottyback found its spot a ran the clowns off now they are chill with one another.

Well if you don't see aggression issues I guess you could try, but gobys are not fish that can hold their own with 2 clowns and a dottyback which are all 3 aggressive fish. You'll probably end up with the goby bring bullied. But there's really no way to tell what outcome you'll get.

 

[saltybagel]

Hi guys, I have a possum wrasse compatibility question.
Can you put 2x possum wrasse together successfully in a 40g? I've been eyeing a white banded that I would love to house with my yellow banded possum wrasse. Thanks in advance for any input!