Dragon Wrasse

[JohnniG]

Is this considered reefsafe? It looks beautiful. How mane should one keep of these? 1 male 2 female? And never mix with other species of wrasse?

 

[JohnniG]

Nevermind, i just found out

 

[evolved]

Their other common name, the rock mover wrasse, paints a better picture of what you'd be dealing with.

 

[DustyReefer]

Their other common name, the rock mover wrasse, paints a better picture of what you'd be dealing with.

Ya Iv'e heard they can move some pretty impressive sized rocks haha

 

[ssavader]

Take caution, this very cool looking young or juvenile wrasse loses all of its its neat markings and "antennae" and turns into drab green monster capable of destroying a tanks aquascaping!

 

[HollyG]

We got a couple of these into my work a few times. The personality of these guys I absolutely love!! As soon as I bend down to look into the tanks they are in they come with up and greet me. After a while of being in the store and get use to me being in the tanks all the time for cleaning they actually come rushing over to see if there is anything edable under a rock I move. Sometimes even looking a little too curiously at my fingers hahaha. Most definately can damage a tank when bigger though! I would not get one unless I specifficly had my tank prepared and scaped for one and other large fish. Still love them tho!

 

[Rapide]

Haha! I was just recently offered one adult...
There is a sushi reataurant here that has a HUGE tank. O friend of mine had a maintaining deal for this tank, but the customer decided to change the maintaining people befause of $$. Well... The new guys took a lovely Dragon wrasse there, and in no time there was no other fish left but the wrasse and a Port Jackson shark! And the lovely Dragon wrasse was now a Rock mover wrasse, and boy did it deliver!! Let's just say, that it's not named Rock mover for nothing...

 

[Box209]

Any one have a photo of one?

 

[evolved]

The cute, innocent juvi everyone falls in love with and purchases:

Trouble is on the horizon:

The evil 1' adult monster:

 

[Box209]

Holy cow the end product of that fish is no where near the "cute" stage it began at