Nudibranchs No More

[StrongHandsMcGee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6460977#post6460977 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ellisz
What is the genus name for these wrasses? Are any of them shrimp and reef safe?

The genus is Halichoeres. As to being reef and shrimp safe, I think this is another one of those cases where it depends on the individual fish. I haven't had any problems with my Yellow Coris Wrasse, and I keep him in a small reef with a fire shrimp.

 

[mfinn]

The Shrimp X,
I had a real bad problem with the monti eating nudibranch and got a green coris wrasse. He has done a great goob. Haven't seen a nudi in months.
The way it hunts constantly, I believe this fish would eat any nudi.

 

[ellisz]

The genus is Halichoeres. As to being reef and shrimp safe, I think this is another one of those cases where it depends on the individual fish. I haven't had any problems with my Yellow Coris Wrasse, and I keep him in a small reef with a fire shrimp.

So are you saying that any Halichoeres might do the trick? I went to a LFS near me that always has a few wrasses and told me that is a big genus. What specific wrasses have people tried? I thought the Sea Grass wrasse mentioned at the beginning was a Novaculichthys Macrolepidotus? Is the Pink streaked wrasse shown above in the Halichoeres genus? A google search said it was a Pseudocheilinops ataenia.

He offered me a sixline or a Mystery wrasse he had in the store. The Mystery wrasse is cool but very expensive to try out. He is supposed to be getting a Leapard wrasse in tonight. He thought this might be worth a shot.

Any thoughts?

 

[NewBeReef627]

Nudis

Nudis

I had some and they were multiplying like crazy. I purchased a 6 line wrasse and I cant find a single one. I didnt even buy him for that reason.

Lori

 

[surfnvb7]

any updates on any more wrasses? such as the green coris wrasse? mystery wrasse? lunar wrasse? leopard wrasse?

mucho do you still have that sea grass wrasse workin?

just curious.

 

[66deuce]

My yellow wrasse takes care of any naughty nudis in my tank. He's been guarding my zoos quite thoroughly.

 

[ecotoxlady]

66duece, my yellow coris wrasse do as well

 

[jasno999]

SO has anyone figured out a place to purchase Sea Grass Wrasse ( Novaculichthys Macrolepidotus )?

 

[mfinn]

After making several requests from a couple different lfs in my area, they all ended up with a couple. So you just have to ask your lfs.

 

[ganjero]

I got a 6 line and a yellow wrasse to see if the help but I put them in my tank 2 days ago and I havent seen them since then.

 

[jasno999]

Are there any online stores that I could get one from?

 

[ecotoxlady]

Ganjero, give them some time because wrasse can take a few days before they come out of hiding in a new environment. Once they come out of hiding you'll start seeing them all the time

 

[ecotoxlady]

jasno, try calling www.atlantisaquarium.net as they have gotten fish for me in the past that they didn't normally carry and my yellow coris came from them and the shipping was excellent.

 

[tigerczr]

Can someone help me identify this Nudi? I just found him after the lights went off. As you can see he is black gray, he actually looks really cool. Is he reef safe or should I toss him?

Thanks

 

[popsock]

No idea what it is but I've had one in my tank for a year. It's gone from 1" to 3" in that time. No problems with it whatsoever. I guess there's a chance though that it could look practically identical and still be a different species, so some caution is probably wise.

 

[ecotoxlady]

It's really cool whatever it is!

 

[mfinn]

I have a couple of those. I believe the common name is elephant snail. I was told a algae eater only

 

[fastjunkie]

Hey Mucho..
New update!!!!...I bought a lunar wrasse to take care of my sundial snail problem,which he did in a matter of days,but it also seems that nudi's are very tasty to him.I just happened to see him devour a few last night before I turned my actintics off.

 

[tor101898]

its a limpet and its reef safe, there are several kinds of them.interesting to watch and they breed well in the tank environment.

 

[Neptune777]

I've heard the Lunare wrasse is the way to go ......but only as real small juveniles..they tend to be nasty towrads hermits and shrimp when they get larger. I am picking up a couple this week from the LFS (about 2-3inches in length). I have a yellow coris that seems to eat them.....but I want something else to broaden the attack.

I have heard that the coral wholesalers use small schools of Lunares to keep these monti nudi's under control with newly collected corals......