A non sandbed wrasse

[DevilBoy]

Ok GSMguy has gotten me hooked on wrasses.. but my tank will be a BB tank shortly... What type of wrasses dont need a sand bed besides a six line

 

[unbreakable]

i believe any of the fairy wrasses or flasher wrasses do not need a sandbed

you can go to www.liveaquaria.com and type in fairy wrasse to get an idea of what they look like

 

[Bohle]

get a HTF!

 

[DevilBoy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12737920#post12737920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bohle
get a HTF!

whats a HTF ??

 

[yahutch]

any of Flashers or Fairies would do well without sand . Radiants , leopards , and yellow coris all need sand to sleep in . People with bare bottom tanks have had success keeping the latter using a rubbermaid container full of sand hidden behind their rocks .

 

[DevilBoy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12738151#post12738151 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yahutch
any of Flashers or Fairies would do well without sand . Radiants , leopards , and yellow coris all need sand to sleep in . People with bare bottom tanks have had success keeping the latter using a rubbermaid container full of sand hidden behind their rocks .

That makes me wonder, i am not saying your wrong but my lfs gets some nice flashers and fairies in, and i was going to buy one and they told me all wrasses need sandbeds. and that they will not do well being the only flasher or fairy wrasse in the tank that they need to be in groups.

 

[espocrespo]

cleaner wrasse, mine sleeps in the rocks.

 

[yahutch]

IME , the Fairies and Flashers wrap themselves in a mucus to sleep , mine all go into the rock work to do this . They can be kept in groups , but do just as well by themselves. Having groups will keep the males in full color display though ( only keep one male per genius ) . As you probably already know , make sure your tank is covered as they WILL jump at some point . If you have a local store that gets some nice ones in I would say go for it , they are one of my favorite fish .

 

[DevilBoy]

Ok, sounds good... do you have any certain kinds that i should look into?

 

[yahutch]

I really like my Mc Coskers Flasher . It will eat out of my hand and chase away and flash at any other fish that tries to get close to the process . Otherwise he's a pretty passive fish . You can get some pretty colorful fairies though . There are a couple that can get more aggressive , like the Scott's .

 

[DevilBoy]

Since the wrasses are mainly all passive fish will it be ok with my yellow tang?

 

[Chibils]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12738420#post12738420 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yahutch
IME , the Fairies and Flashers wrap themselves in a mucus to sleep , mine all go into the rock work to do this . They can be kept in groups , but do just as well by themselves. Having groups will keep the males in full color display though ( only keep one male per genus ) . As you probably already know , make sure your tank is covered as they WILL jump at some point . If you have a local store that gets some nice ones in I would say go for it , they are one of my favorite fish .

+1, although I disagree on one per genus. All fairy wrasses belong to the genus Cirrhilabrus, and people have had great luck mixing over twenty in the same tank.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12738807#post12738807 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DevilBoy
Since the wrasses are mainly all passive fish will it be ok with my yellow tang?

Yes. Yellows can get pretty aggressive at times, so I'd be more worried about the wrasse unless it was a mystery, Scott's, or velvet.