Help me choose a wrasse!

[Kopczynski]

Hi guys! I recently lost all my fish due to velvet or ich, and while I patiently wait 6 weeks until I can add more fish I I'm staring to think about a new stock list. The tank is a 60 gallon reef tank. The only fish that I have is a tomini tang who will sit in quarantine for the next 6-10 weeks. My goal is to make the tank as peaceful as I can, while being as colorful as possible. I was thinking:
Tomini Tang
Greenbanded Goby
Midas Blenny
Pygmy (Cherub) Angel
Royal Gramma
Two Spot Goby
Sunburst Anthias
A pair of clowns
Some sort of wrasse
If anyone had suggestions on what type of wrasse (prefferably purpleish and/or redish coloration), with the exception of sixlines, that would look cool, be reef safe/inversafe, and not break the bank that would be greatly appreciated! Also I am aware some people may consider the tank to be overstocked but I am willing to take that risk.Thanks for any and all suggestions!

 

[Rutrag]

A male Lubbock's is relatively inexpensive and fits the bill. Pretty much any flasher wrasse will get you something in the red/ orange/ pink camp.

 

[A sea K]

Tanaka's pygmy wrasse, they are on the small side but many report them to be quite secretive in all but the most peaceful of settings. Second choice for me would be a Bipartitus Leopard.

 

[Kopczynski]

The lubbocks looks cool, I really like them, is there a difference between the males and the females? Bipartus leopards are beautiful wrasses but I don't think im ready for a leopard wrasse yet. Thanks again everyone!

 

[FDAWG]

Flasher wrasses are colorful and peaceful.

 

[Titans_Reef]

It may not be as colorful but you should look into a cleaner wrasse. I got a melanurus wrasse in my 125g along with a cleaner wrasse. They get along and the cleaner wrasse is always cleaning all my fish, especially my tangs in there. I usually think of a fish that has a purpose other then just color if its a reef tank, if its a predator or FOWLR then any colorful fairy wrasse like a solon wrasse is fun to watch. Even though live aquaria says cleaner wrasse are difficult to keep, mine always eats anything I place in the tank until it went carpet surfing after 2 years of keeping it but it got replaced.

 

[Rutrag]

Help me choose a wrasse!

The lubbocks looks cool, I really like them, is there a difference between the males and the females? Bipartus leopards are beautiful wrasses but I don't think im ready for a leopard wrasse yet. Thanks again everyone!

The females are a more solid color and tend to turn male. But care wise, no different.

 

[IowaJeeping]

Tanaka's pygmy wrasse, they are on the small side but many report them to be quite secretive in all but the most peaceful of settings. Second choice for me would be a Bipartitus Leopard.

Leopard wrasses are very hard to keep plus many report of them having internal parasites and or flukes

 

[Nina51]

the vrolik's wrasse is stunning and with one in your tank, you'll never have flat worms.

 

[snorvich]

the vrolik's wrasse is stunning and with one in your tank, you'll never have flat worms.

Your tank will never have flatworms either. :fun2: Very peaceful.

 

[brett559]

Melanarus, mystery, or vrolik's

 

[Kopczynski]

No I have to choose lol, out of the cleaner wrasse the vroliks, and the lubbocks, which are easiest and are any or all compatible with each other?

 

[Fallling]

Flasher wrasses are peaceful, colorful, hardy, and stay on the smaller side... Carpenter's, Royal Flasher, Eightline, and McCosker's are a few of my favorites.

 

[nuxx]

Mystery

 

[arashsheikhpoor]

I personally have three leopards a yellow corris and a fairy wrasse. Love them. Im also fish sitting a mystery wrasse who I think is just awsome.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

McCosker's wrasse would be my choice and will be on my next order with Vivid

 

[Rutrag]

No I have to choose lol, out of the cleaner wrasse the vroliks, and the lubbocks, which are easiest and are any or all compatible with each other?

If personally avoid the cleaner wrasse. They seem to be very much hit or miss fish, with many more "misses" than "hits." The Lubbock's and the melanarus are compatible, but either add them at the same time or add a Lubbock's first IMO. My melanarus didn't like other wrasses added after him and tended to intimidate the new guys into hiding in the rock work all the time. He was fine with those added before him.

 

[kmbyrnes]

Yellowtail Tamarin is brownish black. Kind of hard to keep but worth it.

 

[Nina51]

Your tank will never have flatworms either. :fun2: Very peaceful.

hey! i was at work, in a hurry and preoccupied trying to get a guy outta jail. cut me some slack, already!

 

[A sea K]

Leopard wrasses are very hard to keep plus many report of them having internal parasites and or flukes

Not hard to keep at all, can be difficult to acclimate initially so choosing a healthy specimen to start with is very important. Internal parasites and flukes are fairly common and can be dealt with easily enough.