Another Wrasse ID request
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Marshall O
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I believe they are juvenile Creole Wrasse, Clepticus parrae. If so, they get quite large...
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eatbreakfast
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Most of them don't survive long enough to cause a problem in captivity. Besides public aquaria, their survival rate is abyssmal.
The few sources I found only say they are hardy, where did you see that? Its a planktivores but I have lots of those already and feed 5 times a day so I dont think that would be an issue. Plus the two I have are already eating well in the holding tank.
Just wondering if one would be a good addition to a 300g reef or if I should just return both of them.
Just wondering if one would be a good addition to a 300g reef or if I should just return both of them.
eatbreakfast
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I would counter with where did you see that they were hardy? There is an anthias/basslet that goes by the name creole fish that is hardy, but any discussions I have been part of regarding creole wrasses is that they were difficult.
evolved
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Ditto that.
Which is too bad really, because they're a pretty neat fish at maturity.
Saw it here...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1517851
might be referring to the other fish as you said though.
Hardiness aside they are already here, the ones I have are eating and seem to be doing well but is this a fish I should try to keep and grow or is it just going to be a problem for a reef with established inverts and small fish? Size wise even full grown it will be fine in my 300g but do I return both and not deal with it or give one a go?
eatbreakfast
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Try keeping them. Update on what you did and how they responded. There isn't much info on them for hobbyists, so even if it doesn't work out, the info will still be valuable.
The limited info I have found so far says they can max out at 12" but usually dont go past 6-8" in captivity.
No reports of them going after inverts or small fish, just warnings from sites selling them(might just be for CYA). Being a planktivore I wouldnt think it would be an issue.
Poor survival rates seem to be due to them not shipping well, or not eating on arrival but I dont see any actual info on how long anyone has kept one that was eating.\
I also found one video of an adult in a 400g reef as well which is a good sign.
And lastly I just got home and both of them are out and about and eating pellets.
Im gonna poke around and see if I can dig up any more info, but I might just keep them and see what happens.
No reports of them going after inverts or small fish, just warnings from sites selling them(might just be for CYA). Being a planktivore I wouldnt think it would be an issue.
Poor survival rates seem to be due to them not shipping well, or not eating on arrival but I dont see any actual info on how long anyone has kept one that was eating.\
I also found one video of an adult in a 400g reef as well which is a good sign.
And lastly I just got home and both of them are out and about and eating pellets.
Im gonna poke around and see if I can dig up any more info, but I might just keep them and see what happens.
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