Ever keep a pair of melanurus wrasses?

[Cosmojo]

I have a male in my 120, and he basically swims in circles of a small area in the tank. I was thinking about getting a female, but want to see if there has been success before doing it. So, wat do?

 

[Sandman182]

I too have a 120 with a Melanurus and a few years ago tried adding a female( so I thought due to coloration) and had disastrous results. The supposed " female " stayed buried in the sand the vast majority of the time except to eat and this went on for a few months until I found (her or it) a better and less stressful home. There was never any aggression between the two but there was plenty of avoidance. Good luck and maybe your results will be better than mine.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Established male melanurus can be aggressive toward new congenerics, even more so toward closer related ones. I would recommend against it.

 

[Cosmojo]

Sounds good, I'll avoid it for now, maybe in the future in an 8-10 foot build.