can i keep all these wrasses in the same tank?

chuck thanks for the talk, bud. i got in touch w/ a certain person who's name starts w/ a 'd' and things are looking gooooooood for once. :) everyone thanks for your information. look out in a couple months for pictures. :)
 
OK, OK Mystery Wrasses do tend to have a disposition that matches their look, however, I would like to point out that there are those of us with Mystery Wrasses and lots of fairy wrasses.

I have a pair with Rosy fins, Flames, Lineatus and juvenile Rhomboids. Throw in a juvenile Pin Tail, a Solarensis, two Pink Streaks a pair of Regal Angels, a Chevron Tang, a Flame Hawk, three Clowns, and whatever else is in hiding and they are all one big happy family.

The second Mystery Wrasses was the last fish to be added. I searched and searched for information on pairing Mystery's and found very little. Personal communication with some high end warsses keepers indicated it might be alright. Let me tell you. That second Mystery got his behind kicked for two days. Now they swim together.
 
redfish- thanks for the info... i'll think it over and jump off that brigde when i get to it. who was beating up on the mystery wrasse? and how did you determine which one was male and which one was female? also, yours sounds like quite the collection of fish. i'd love to see some pics if you have a link

vthondaboi- i have a very complex matrix of show size kaelini rockwork w/ a great deal of caves, overhangs, nooks, etc where light sensitive fish can hang out. i planned my rock work moreso for the fish than the corals.
 
I have a mystery wrasse with the following : lineatus pair, rhomboid pair, flame pair, rosy fin pair, laboutei pair, male pylei wrasse, collins angel, blue flasher and they get along great. The male flame wrasse likes to give my mystery wrasse grief from time to time. My mystery wrasse I grew from 1 1/2 inches to 3 1/2 inches in 2 years. The mystery wrasse likes to show off those white bars flaring up to my big male rosy fin but there has been zero aggresion.

Scott
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7394355#post7394355 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by moonpod
You got all that in a 55?!?!?!

I'm amazed!

Sorry moonpod they are actually all in a 120 gallon forgot to add it to my profile :)
 
microbubbles - The other Mystery Wrasse was beating him up. No serious damage but lots of harrassment. It only lasted about 48 hours. They stay pretty much together now. There is no known way to tell male from female.

I really don't have much agression at all in my tank. Any new fish will get chased around for a day, but thats about it.

P.S. One of my Mystery wrasses is more redish in color. The other is more purple. I suppose one may be from Hawaii and one may be from the Marshalls.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7392054#post7392054 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by microbubbles
rich, http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=7392036#post7392036

that's the socal thread i opened last night. i got varying responses, but couple people who said it's possible seem pretty informed. i will undoubtedly isolate the guy in an observation tank until i can be sure. do you have any experience w/ the red coris wrasse? i was thinking about getting a juvenile

From what I Can see in that thread, both people have juvies. Having a juvenile 5" wrasse is a lot difference from having a 12" adult. These fish are predators, and will eat pretty much anything that will fit in their mouth, which will get pretty big.

They wont eat coral or anything, but I would seriously worry about having an adult with any small inverts or fish.


I've seen them a bunch of times, and they are gorgeous.
 
My LFS has a full grown mystery that is as fat as a beach ball. It's in their show tank and it does appear to hide a lot (the tank has LOT of rock). It doesn't bother the other fish, but as many of you know, some fish of the same breed can be model citizens and others terrors... The mystery wrasse is on the top of my list ;)
 
While everyone is disscussing wrasses, I'll try to help you out with the majority of the fish.

First off, quaratine, quaratine, and if it looks like they are doing good in your quaratine tank (after 4 weeks), quaratine for another week or two.

With this amount of fish, make sure you have an oversized skimmer. You will need multiple feedings a day to ensure the survival and health of the anthias.

Introduce the most timid of fish first. I would go in the order of:

1. Anthias and/or chromis first
1b. yellow watchman goby (you can do him with the anthias and chromis)
2. All of the flasher/fairy wrasses (not the 6 line, possum and mystery)
3. blue tang
4. yellow tang
5. naso and vlamingi together (same genus)
6. chevron tang
7. interruptus (by the way, I have wanted this guy, but don't have the $ for it)
8. percs
9. hawk
royal gramma
10. angel
11. manderin

Am I missing anything?

As for the tangs, size does matter and the bigger tangs will/might pick on the smaller tangs, so that portion of the list is not really concrete. You should have a very stable tank before you add in the majestic, and manderin to make sure there is a high enough pod population, so that is why I have them as last.

This is just my idea on how to put this fish in the tank, I know there will be other ideas, but I think by introducing them in order, this will make sure that everyone will have a little room to be seen, and will lessen the chance of being skiddish, and prevent hostility. Oh yeah, once you've seen the fish come out for a couple of days-a week consecutively, then add the next fish on the list. I hope I helped you out and don't forget to quaratine for AT LEAST 4-5 weeks.
 
Oh, I forgot to say that the more aggresive wrasses would be after the gramma.

I have a buddy of mine with a 4 line and a manderin living together in a 120. I'm sure they will get along since the 6 line is smaller than a 4 line.
 
ok, here's goes one more time:

i was looking through the fairy wrasse photo library sticky and i found a few more wrasses that intrigue me... i am fiending like a crackhead, but i want to know if there are going to be any problems with the new developments.
new fish i'm looking at:
pyle's fairy wrasse
johnsoni fairy wrasse
pink margin fairy wrasse
radiant fairy wrasse
mckosker's flasher wrasse

some of thee look almost identical in body type and similarities in markings as some of the previously mentioned fish in my list. i.e., the pink margin and the lineatus... amongst others. any foreseeable problems? not to sound unappreciative, but no conjecture please... i'd like to hear from those with experience
 
microbubbles - your PM box is full!

but to add some insite to the post... i wouldn't bother with the 6-line. More of a pain they he is worth.. plus with all those beautiful wrasses you wouldn't want a 6-line messing any of them up. the mystery is fine. they are much less tempermental then the 6-line, but will eat any and all shrimp.
 
redfish -

there hasn't been a mystery collected in hawaii for many many years... they just dont exist anymore from Hawaii. The "hawaiian mysteries" are mainly Hawaiian wholesalers selling them after they get them from the marshalls.

the deep purple color is usually a deeper mystery wrasse. the deeper they are the darker in color (so i hear from a reputable source who collects mysteries)

or it could be from Vanuatu - which some mysteries have been known to be found there.
 
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