Melanarus Wrasse w/ others

[haysanatar]

I've been debating getting a more active colorful Coral safe fish, and I've thought about getting a Melanarus Wrasse... as of now I have a gorgeous female leopard wrasse, and I obviously don't want that to cause any problems. I Also have considered adding a cleaner wrasse again (I lost my last one from the tornadoes along with tons of coral and some fish ) thoughts?
I'm not overly worried about cleaners I do have a good bit of nassarius and hermits, but rely on chitons and urchins and a few nerites to get my algae.

Tank is a 125 reef.

 

[GvineReefer]

Loved my melanurus until it wiped out about $60 worth of cleaner shrimp. They may not all hunt like that, just my experience...

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[kayl]

I love my Melanurus; doesn't bug my cleaner shrimp one bit.

I'll be getting another once my upgrade is complete, plus a couple other wrasses for good measure

 

[pnavarro170]

i have a good sized one still and used to be with a leopard wrasse in a 90. no problems at all.

 

[haysanatar]

I know some wrasses just don't mingle..
and I don't want another cleaner shrimp.. they just rob from my coral.. hated them..
I've found cleaner wrasses to help clean just as well and they don't rob my coral blind... plus they are kind of niffty so I don't really care too much about that
just wanted to make sure a leopard a Melanarus Wrasse and a cleaner wrasse would all be ok together.

 

[ocellaris123]

I have a 4 inch melanarus mixed in with a sixline and baby canary wrasse. He doesn't harm anyone, not even shrimp. Hopefully it stays that way.

 

[haysanatar]

what about hermits and snails?
should i just assume they're not going to make it?
but no one has seen one be extremely over agressive or the like?

 

[betamed]

I have lost a few snails and hermits here and there, but with 7 wrasses including a melanarus most of my cuc is keeping up numbers. I've had them all 1 year plus and feed 3x per day

 

[haysanatar]

wow 7 wrasses in one tank? what all do you have?