coris wrasse, how do they do in a mixed reef?

[Bax]

Coris wrasse???

I have been troubled by pyramid snails. They leave my clams alone but attack my snail population with a vengeance!

I am not a fan of stocking to cure problems, other than algae eaters, but I just about have them licked but need a little inside support.

I just upgraded to a 120, with a 100 pound arragonite 3" sand bed. All new sand, so the only pyramids are the LR hitchhikers. My understanding is that they bread in the sand, I tossed the hole 60 pounds of aragonite in the trash from the old 75g.

I do not have any wrasse and I've read up on the coris but haven't developed a strong position either way. In time, I'd like to add more fish to this tank.

I have:
two orchid dottybacks
o. clown pair
RBTA
coral beauty
foxface lo
hieneocus butterfly
Midas blenny
T. derasa
T. squamosa
T. crocea
T. maxima
mixed SPS & LPS, some zoos

I'd like to add another hieniocus butterly and a trio of anthias and maybe, a wrasse.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

 

[mysis]

i have one in my 75gal and it is a model citizen, and recommend them. Great fish

 

[Ironsheikh]

if you look in the video tours section or search for my does anyone have wrasse videos you'll see the video link to 12 nice reef tours and almost all have yellow coriswrasse swimming around in them --- they look peaceful

 

[Bax]

Thanks for the replies.

I am leaning towards this fish as my first addition after the new system settles in a little.

 

[NexDog]

I have one, nice fish and no trouble. They do get big though so get a juvie.

 

[Bax]

Hey Lawrence

Thanks, I know they are quite large as adults. And, I am not too sure juvies will eat the pyramids, still reading up on that. I am planning a much larger tank (was to be this fall will be next spring as with moving my 75 into a 120 I have no desire to parent two nubile systems)

 

[jiggy]

i saw my yellow coris wrasse for 5 minutes when i first put it into the tank. havent seen it since. i think it buried itself in the sand, but its been like 5 days.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

I saw the title of your thread and felt compelled to post as I has a horrible experience with a red coris in my tank but the fish you are talking about isnt a coris at all. Its a Halichoeres genus wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) and should be fine in your system. Whatever you do, dont get a real coris!

 

[Bax]

KT

I am refering to the missnamed yellow coris, but please share your troubles with the red coris.

 

[mysis]

I have heard red coris can be real terrors, but haven't got personal experience.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

The wrasse was fine with corals and fish and was a model citizen when he was small but eventually turned into a hermit and snail eating machine. When he got to be around 3-4" he started in on the hermits and then moved on to the snails once he had finished those off. The really bad part was getting him out as they burrow in the sand and I had to eventually tear the entire tank down and remove half the sand to find the little bugger, what a nightmare. Absolutely beautiful fish tho.

 

[RichConley]

Also look into Halicoeres Iridis, Melanurus, and Ornatissimus. All similar to Crysus, but completely different looking. I believe Iridis is very closely related though.

 

[Bax]

Thanks! I'll check them out.

KT
I think that may be a long term concern with the yellow coris as well. That's one reason I posted this thread, to see if others are finding that the coris is a real threat to inverts and such.