New addition: red tail wrasse

[dviper150]

I just added her a week ago to my 65 gallon reef. Also added a firefish. I don't want to go over a small bioload of fish in my tank so I can keep the water as clean and stable as possible. I would like to add a pair of snowflakes and maybe a small goby or another small wrasse? What do you guys think? too much for a 65? The wrasse is slightly smaller than 3". I am feeding the wrasse and firefish every other day.

I realize they get up to 7" but was planning on adding him to my fowlr tank once she outgrows the 65.

 

[reefjunkie42]

id feed daily, even twice daily might not be enough. also they need a well established system.

 

[dviper150]

My system has been up for close to 2 months but everything in it was taken out of my established fowlr system so there is a ton of stuff on the rocks and I see the wrasse picking at the rocks all day.

 

[reefjunkie42]

nice.thats what mine do too. i would feed more though. like daily.

 

[dviper150]

Will do. I feed just enough so nothing is left floating in the water column.

 

[reefjunkie42]

thats a good idea, what do yuo feed. mine love cycopleeze and nutramar ova. as well as pe mysis. enriched with selcon ofcourse

 

[dviper150]

I just feed mysis. Don't have anything else small enough for her to eat at the moment. I will need to buy some more food, maybe rods.

 

[reefjunkie42]

GL with her they are beautiful fish. I currently have 3

 

[dviper150]

Thanks. Hope she changes to a male though. I love the colors on the males.

 

[snorvich]

thats a good idea, what do yuo feed. mine love cycopleeze and nutramar ova. as well as pe mysis. enriched with selcon ofcourse

Ideally twice daily. They are copepod eaters so with a relatively young tank, more feeding is essential. Foods mentioned above are excellent. Many eat NLS pellets too.

 

[dviper150]

okay, thanks. I will up the feeding to twice a day. I'll see if I can find cyclopeeze at my lfs.