Need suggestions for a new wrasse
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anydarnthing
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Mystery Wrasse, some of them will keep the bad inverts in check...flukes, pyramid snails...
How about an Ornate/Christmas wrasse?
ornate wrasse
I had one for over a year and a half. Never bothered any fish or coral, would just cruise the rocks all day long looking for critters to eat. It was also interesting watching him bury himself in the sand at night to sleep. Unfortunately he jumped the tank. I had moved a pump so they was a little 1 1/2 inch hole in the eggcrate I used to cover the top and found him behind the tank one day.
I'm going to tag along this thread. I'm obviously in the market myself for a new wrasse and although I liked the christmas wrasse, this is a chance to get something different now. I'm actually interested in this one:
Redtail Tamarin
but according to wetweb they're actually difficult to keep.
ornate wrasse
I had one for over a year and a half. Never bothered any fish or coral, would just cruise the rocks all day long looking for critters to eat. It was also interesting watching him bury himself in the sand at night to sleep. Unfortunately he jumped the tank. I had moved a pump so they was a little 1 1/2 inch hole in the eggcrate I used to cover the top and found him behind the tank one day.
I'm going to tag along this thread. I'm obviously in the market myself for a new wrasse and although I liked the christmas wrasse, this is a chance to get something different now. I'm actually interested in this one:
Redtail Tamarin
but according to wetweb they're actually difficult to keep.
Kahuna Tuna
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I think a six line might be a good choice for you, they are inexpensive, hardy, beautiful and active, they stay small, and they do eat many undesirable inverts. The down side is that they will decimate the pod population in a 90 and they sometimes become real bullies and sometimes even killers of passive fish and ornimental shrimp.
RichConley
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You posted in LPS too, right?
I'm going to give you the same advice I gave over there. Get one of the smaller halicoeres species.
Melanurus, Iridis, Ornatus, etc. Theyre all gorgeous fish, will eat flatworms, nudis, etc. Check Live aquaria. I got my 4" Melanurus for $27.
I'm going to give you the same advice I gave over there. Get one of the smaller halicoeres species.
Melanurus, Iridis, Ornatus, etc. Theyre all gorgeous fish, will eat flatworms, nudis, etc. Check Live aquaria. I got my 4" Melanurus for $27.
Monkeyfish
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I agree with Rich. Try looking at halichoeres wrasses. Relatively peaceful, active and many are beautiful. The only possible drawback would be that when scared and when they sleep they like to bury themselves in the sand. You'll need to have a relatively deep sand bed (2-4 inches) and run the risk of the sand being stirred up onto the corals and rocks.
hawkfish21
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How about a Possum Wrasse?
phoenixstar89
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check out some of the leopard wrasses, macropharyngodon sp.
i dont mean to piggy back but i just bought a red coris wrasse also know as a klown wrasse he is a most beautiful fish even at his juvy stage in life he is changing by the day and adult colors are simply outstanding for a fish i payed only $22 for i was wondering if he would eat flat worms or if infact cubman might be able to keep one in his tank.
Bird wrasse---they're interesting...oops, no, just googled, and they get a foot long. Cancel that.
Yellow Coris/Banana/Canary: "These burrowing wrasses are hardy, adapt well to aquarium life, are peaceful, take a wide variety of foodstuffs, resistant to parasitic infections, and are compatible with other wrasses. May have an appetite for tubeworms. Provide a fine-grained substrate of at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) in depth." --- www.saltcorner.com
A very nice-looking, very yellow wrasse with good manners.
Yellow Coris/Banana/Canary: "These burrowing wrasses are hardy, adapt well to aquarium life, are peaceful, take a wide variety of foodstuffs, resistant to parasitic infections, and are compatible with other wrasses. May have an appetite for tubeworms. Provide a fine-grained substrate of at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) in depth." --- www.saltcorner.com
A very nice-looking, very yellow wrasse with good manners.
RichConley
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They only had "medium 2-3 inch" available. The fish that came in was slightly bigger than 4", but still has juvenile colors. He ate right out of the bag, didnt even bury himself. Honestly, I've never gotten a fish home from a store in as good of shape as this fish was.
