Old Yeller Tang
Premium Member
I know many don't want to hear the phrase, "I told you so", or be flamed by other hobbyists, but I'd like to start this thread just to give some info that might help others in the future. Most of time we do do our research, but there are never any guarantees that a fish will behave well in certain environments. My tank is 1yr old today and up to now, I've had no real problems with my fish community, but I see potential problems ahead with my checkerboard wrasse. It leaves all the other fish alone but will on occasion chase my other wrasses around. The potential problem here is that the checkerboard grows more than 10" long, twice the size of all my other wrasses.
If I new then what I know now, I would've never put it in my tank. I've tried the plastic liter bottle with the end inserted backward to try to catch him, but it only fooled my flasher wrasse. I know it buries itself in the sand at night, so I will be looking for that area so I can try to remove it then. Another fish that I will be removing, and this one really bothers me because I like this fish, is my Pinktail Trigger. This fish is not aggressive and is really quite peaceful but come feeding time, the poor fish is cursed with it powerful jaws. Because of that, I'm going to remove it because during feedings, it chomps away trying to grab all it can eat and sometimes chomps on the fins of other fish that are in the way. If only this fish didn't have them chompers or else I'd keep it.
Hope this might give some insight to those thinking about adding fish like these. I would only suggest adding a Checkerboard Wrasse if it were the only wrasse in the tank and the Pinktail Trigger, well, mine is peaceful and reef safe but it's powerful jaws are a nuisance during feedings. Maybe others can share experiences that can help others in choosing fish in the future.
If I new then what I know now, I would've never put it in my tank. I've tried the plastic liter bottle with the end inserted backward to try to catch him, but it only fooled my flasher wrasse. I know it buries itself in the sand at night, so I will be looking for that area so I can try to remove it then. Another fish that I will be removing, and this one really bothers me because I like this fish, is my Pinktail Trigger. This fish is not aggressive and is really quite peaceful but come feeding time, the poor fish is cursed with it powerful jaws. Because of that, I'm going to remove it because during feedings, it chomps away trying to grab all it can eat and sometimes chomps on the fins of other fish that are in the way. If only this fish didn't have them chompers or else I'd keep it. Hope this might give some insight to those thinking about adding fish like these. I would only suggest adding a Checkerboard Wrasse if it were the only wrasse in the tank and the Pinktail Trigger, well, mine is peaceful and reef safe but it's powerful jaws are a nuisance during feedings. Maybe others can share experiences that can help others in choosing fish in the future.
