Halichoeres recommendations

[Rea17]

Thanks arc eye

Scubasteve13, mine has never bothered an invert. I was under the impression a melanurus was more likely to be problematic with inverts, but it's a risk you take with any halichoeres.

 

[Dmorty217]

I really love my iridis. Model citizen and very active

This is what you should get

 

[locuus]

Vanuatu melanurus is stunning as can be the biocellatus. Having owned a few of the leopards etc like choati, kuiteri, dusky and so on, I'd say melanurus would have to be one of the most beautiful, especially Vanuatan.

 

[Triggerfish]

Vanuatu melanurus is stunning.

what's the main differences of ones say from Fiji?

 

[johnike]

These are stunning when they get older.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+2113&pcatid=2113

 

[38bill]

The Yellow Coris wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) is a great fish especially if you don't have a yellow fish like a Yellow tang already. Note: Do not confuse them with a Banana wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens).

 

[triggreef]

I really like all the xmas wrasses and theres about 3 in the H. family. Radiiants are very pretty but they ship extra horrible I lost a few this way and then gave up on them.

I have a timorensis I really like and you don't see them often. It's also been decent towards other wrasses as he was my first H. in the tank. Now I have 6.

 

[Scubasteve13]

Thanks arc eye

Scubasteve13, mine has never bothered an invert. I was under the impression a melanurus was more likely to be problematic with inverts, but it's a risk you take with any halichoeres.

Get them as juveniles, keep them well fed and a tank with pods for grazing most of the time they are fine. Except the red coris and dragon wrasse (just 2 that came to mind) would definitely not recommend it for a reef tank

 

[locuus]

what's the main differences of ones say from Fiji?

Colours. Vanuatu melanurus is an amazing vibrant blue/green with and markings are more fluro imo
I'd only seen Aussie and fiji ones and while nice hadn't really appealed to me over Dusky and the like. When I saw Vanuatu was blown away