Multiple melanurus wrasse ?

[youdontknowme]

Will keeping a pair of male melanurus wrasse cause any problem ?

How about pair of yellow coris and green wrasse ?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Most likely 2 male melanurus wrasses will fight in the same tank. If you were to get 2 females and let one turn into a male, this would be a much safer solution.

Yellow coris are pretty peaceful. I have seen multiple specimens coexist peacefully in a tank numerous times.

The green coris is usually pretty aggressive for a Halichoeres wrasse and usually loses its bright green coloring and ends up a very pale green. There are exceptions but very rare exceptions.

 

[evolved]

^Agree there.

I'd stress two males of the same species isn't likely to end well, unless the tank is very large (300+).

 

[youdontknowme]

Most likely 2 male melanurus wrasses will fight in the same tank. If you were to get 2 females and let one turn into a male, this would be a much safer solution.

Yellow coris are pretty peaceful. I have seen multiple specimens coexist peacefully in a tank numerous times.

The green coris is usually pretty aggressive for a Halichoeres wrasse and usually loses its bright green coloring and ends up a very pale green. There are exceptions but very rare exceptions.

Thanks. How about adorned wrasse and melanurus wrasse in the same tank ?

 

[evolved]

adorned has quite the aggression propensity, but alongside Halichoeres it should be fine. It might well preclude you from adding any other Cirrhilabrus and/or Paracheilinus in the future however.

 

[3dees]

I have a female melanurus about 4". can I add a male? someone said the female may change to a male anyway.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have a female melanurus about 4". can I add a male? someone said the female may change to a male anyway.

I would recomend just adding another female. The melanurus you have could have already begun its transition to male and if so will not tolerate a male being added.

 

[torosax]

I realize this is a slightly old thread, but.. I was wondering what you guys thought about possibly adding a small female melanurus in with a 4-5 year old male melanurus?

 

[evolved]

^ It'd be a coin toss... The existing male may or may not tolerate such.