inverts compatible with Hoaven's Wrasse

[hampsterblade]

Just picked up a Melanarous Wrasse and I love his behavior. He moves around the rocks and has a lot of personality. I have read they kill shrimp, clams, crabs, and snails. Has anyone had one of them and know some inverts, especially ornamental ones that would be compatible with him. I love the fish, but being able to keep some form of cuc is also important.

 

[PeterHall]

I haven't seen my activity go after any clean up crew. But it seems like they all now only work at night when the wrasse is sleeping

 

[hampsterblade]

I've heard a lot of horror stories, especially with shrimp. What are you running?

 

[JoelA7]

I have a juvenile about 2". No issues with snails hermits or the two peppermint shrimp that I know of. But it hunts every waking hour. It's belly is always full. There's no way I could keep a mandarin. I have read others' have enjoyed their ornamental shrimp.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Mine leave my mithrax crab alone but hermits and smaller snails are fair game. My peppermint shrimp are long gone.

 

[hampsterblade]

Seems like perhaps crabs may be the best route. Would emerald crabs be okay or will they cause other problems?

 

[3dees]

I have a female turned male, about 4 inches. my 4 peppermints are still there although they only come out of their cave at night. I do see my snail population going down.

 

[hkgar]

You might want to look into raising feeder shrimp See ghost shrimp in this link.

http://www.livebrineshrimp.com/

 

[hampsterblade]

You might want to look into raising feeder shrimp See ghost shrimp in this link.

http://www.livebrineshrimp.com/

Could I raise lots of brine shrimp in the fuge and let them get pumped up to the tank like people do pods?

 

[hkgar]

Could I raise lots of brine shrimp in the fuge and let them get pumped up to the tank like people do pods?

My link was not for their Brine Shrimp, but for the Ghost shrimp.

Brine shrimp are not very nutritious, with baby brine as an exception (less then a day old) because, I believe, they still have the yolk sac.