Black Backed Wrasse(Anampses Neoguinicus) ?'s

[rgentry123]

I'm interested in keeping this fish and I know where one has become available but i dont really know a lot about it. I assume since it's an Anampses Wrasse it's going to be a difficult feeder like other Anampses and similar to leopard wrasses which I've kept in the past before successfully. Anyone on here kept one before? Is it an aggressive fish once mature? How does it fare in a reef setting? Thanks.

 

[nonstopfishies]

I'm interested in keeping this fish and I know where one has become available but i dont really know a lot about it. I assume since it's an Anampses Wrasse it's going to be a difficult feeder like other Anampses and similar to leopard wrasses which I've kept in the past before successfully. Anyone on here kept one before? Is it an aggressive fish once mature? How does it fare in a reef setting? Thanks.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+3002&pcatid=3002

Looks like it gets pretty large, the large the wrasse the more they tend to eat crabs, snails, shrimp. I have not kept one however.

 

[rgentry123]

anyone with any experience keeping this fish?

 

[h0bite]

I got a pair in my 120 gallons. They are with 2 Red tail Tamarin wrasse,1 male and 1 female. All 4 are really nice and healthy. They took around 2 days to feed normally in quarantine. No agression to my cleaner shrimps and corals or hermits!
Iam looking for a Lennardi and Feminimus now! 2 of each. I like pair.
They eat everything except Brine shrimp! They only eat live brine shrimp...like mysis too, krill, red plankton, white worms, and NLS pellets!
If you got more questions.....mp me!
David

 

[nonimmigrant]

＋1 with h0bite. The only issue I have with Anampses in general are internal parasites that will take them down quickly if not dealt with early and fully. I've one neoguinaicus in my 225 SPS whom ignores pretty much everyone in the tank. Despite the fact that LA says 9" max length, it will never hit it unless you have a huge system.

 

[nonimmigrant]

I got a pair in my 120 gallons. They are with 2 Red tail Tamarin wrasse,1 male and 1 female. All 4 are really nice and healthy. They took around 2 days to feed normally in quarantine. No agression to my cleaner shrimps and corals or hermits!
Iam looking for a Lennardi and Feminimus now! 2 of each. I like pair.
They eat everything except Brine shrimp! They only eat live brine shrimp...like mysis too, krill, red plankton, white worms, and NLS pellets!
If you got more questions.....mp me!
David

h0bite: BTW, just added two pairs of Lennardi to my systems... two are in the 2M and two still in QT. Just had a shipment of 24 here in HK!! Great, great fish.