peppermint safe wrasse (or other?) for amphipod control

[therman]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a wrasse or some other fish which will annihilate amphipods but will not annihilate peppermint shrimp. I have a sixline for amphipod contropl in a zoa/paly tank and he ate the eyes off a peppermint within an hour of adding them. So now I flip flop them between two tanks for alternating aiptasia/amphipod control. Looking to modify my sump for polyp grow-out and I'd like a peppermint safe amphipod killer.

Thanks for the suggestions!
-Tim

 

[betamed]

I've liked keeping yellow coris wrasse or x mas wrasse. your six line might not be happy with other wrasses around.

 

[Luiz Rocha]

What about a mandarin? Any wrasse will eventually bother your shrimps...

 

[therman]

I've liked keeping yellow coris wrasse or x mas wrasse. your six line might not be happy with other wrasses around.

This fish will not be in the same tank as the six-line.

Mandarins are just too picky, and I'd prefer to be able to supplement its feeding after the amphipods are gone.

 

[Korrine]

I'd go w/the yellow wrasse Halichoeres chrysus (not coris).

 

[therman]

The yellow wrasse sounds good. Anybody have one with peppermints that they can vouch for?

Thanks!

 

[ourmanflint]

I have 2 pink streaked, pair Leopards and a Christmas Wrasse all live happily with a group of 6 Sexy Shrimp.