6-line wrasse?

[BenH98]

I am looking into getting a 6 lined wrasse for 2 reasons: 1) to add another fish to my tank, and 2) help battle my flatworms.

My stock
2-BTA's
2- False Percs
1 - Orange spotted Goby
1 - cleaner shrimp
clean up crew of some hermit crabs, and some snails
zoanthoids, hammer corals, xenia, leathers, mushrooms, star polyps

Will the 6 line be ok in my 25 gallon tank? Will he pick on the cleaner shrimp?

 

[reefgeek84]

they do not really pick on shrimp normally, but like any other fish it may. Other then that they are great fish and do well with all the ones you have in there.

 

[Rcarruth]

We have a six-line wrasse on our 20 gallon. The only other occupant is a false perc and they get along fine. He leaves the corals and cleaner crew alone too. We used to have a royal gramma in there as well but strangely the clown killed her.

-Clark

 

[hahnmeister]

I would worry about a 6-line in anything less than a 30g. They are rather territorial, and it seems that a smaller tank means that they will more then likely kill your more delicate shrimp. They seem to be fine with other fish.

 

[Freed]

I don't think 6 line wrasse are known to do much for flatworms.

 

[BenH98]

Thanks for the help. I think that I will be calling some LFS to see if they have one.