please help me pick out wrasses for my tank

[robin coggan]

i am looking for some help with wrasses how many can u put in a 110 5ft tank i am looking for wrasses with nice colors ans does anyone have a Australian wrasse any pics


Thanks any input would be great

Thanks Robin

 

[nikon187]

There are many wrasses that would fit your bill. Lineatus and rhomboid wrasses are from australia and are some of the nicest wrasses on the planet. Also look into the flasher wrasses, flame wrasses and other non aggressive fairies. Avoid the scotts, sixline, whip fin and mystery wrasses as they are more aggressive towards other wrasses. Females are also usually more aggressive than males. Are you looking for all different species or a harem of one?

 

[robin coggan]

i would like to have a variety of species of wrasses i like the Laboutei Fairy Wrasse, Blue Flasher Wrasse, Rhomboid Golden Fairy Wrasse and the Scott's Fairy Wrasse Australian

 

[robin coggan]

say if i get 4 wrasses would it be best if i put them all in at once it might be some time for the shop to get them in that all

 

[wrasseguy2]

i would stay away from the scotts they are aggressive and also they will lose alot of color without some females to go with the male..

 

[robin coggan]

ok i will not get the scotts wrasse will 4 wrasse be ok in my tank

 

[wrasseguy2]

what other fish are in the tank??

 

[robin coggan]

a Yellow Tang,Desjardini Sailfin Tang,Freckled Kole Tang,Green Psychedelic Mandarin Goby,Purple Pseudochromis

 

[snorvich]

i would like to have a variety of species of wrasses i like the Laboutei Fairy Wrasse, Blue Flasher Wrasse, Rhomboid Golden Fairy Wrasse and the Scott's Fairy Wrasse Australian

I would avoid the C. scottorum as it is very highly aggresssive. Also, it loses coloration absent a female.

 

[snorvich]

a Yellow Tang,Desjardini Sailfin Tang,Freckled Kole Tang,Green Psychedelic Mandarin Goby,Purple Pseudochromis

I would slow down and read more. Those tangs require more space than you have and unless it is a highly established tank with lots of algae will have difficulty feeding. Same for a Mandarin. If your pseudochromis is an Pseudochromis porphyreus, I would avoid fairy or flasher wrasses as they will be intimidated and probably not survive.

 

[robin coggan]

snorvich they seem fine the Mandarin Goby has been in there for more then a year same as the Yellow Tang,Freckled Kole Tang and the Desjardini Sailfin Tang has been in there since the first of October if i avoid fairy or flasher wrasses thats all the wrasses i picked out what can i put in there instead

 

[snorvich]

Well, if you take out the pseudochromis, it will open the door for fairy and flasher wrasses. My specialty is wrasses, so I could not intelligently advise you on what to get instead of wrasses. I personally like basslets but those may conflict with your pseudochromis. If your mandarin has survived over a year, you should be good. I thought it was a newly established tank, hence the comment about tangs. Hopefully you feed the tangs nori or equivalent.

 

[robin coggan]

yes i agree with the removal of the pseudochromis he is a pest and has a bad attitude
and yes i feed nori along with outher food but still strict with the feeding what would u put in for wrasses

 

[snorvich]

yes i agree with the removal of the pseudochromis he is a pest and has a bad attitude
and yes i feed nori along with outher food but still strict with the feeding what would u put in for wrasses

For food? I feed frozen plus Nori (tangs and others). For wrasses, I love Rhomboids, Lineatus, Hooded, flasher wrasses.

 

[robin coggan]

how many wrasses can i put in safely

 

[iamwrasseman]

i would suggest 5 or 6 myself and there are to many to even begin with but i myself think the leopard wrasses are the better tankmate adjusted best looking for the buck wrasse that you can get .you will have much better sucess with an established pod filled tank to start them off with or go to the "leopard wrasse primer" to get some better insight to the husbandry requirements that thease somewhat delicate fish require . most of the trouble is the initial acclimation to aquarium "life". check it out and it may help you come to a better conclusion .

 

[twiggyb]

I'm putting a harem of McCoskers flasher wrasse in my 65g, goin to pick up the females tomorrow, I would think if you stick with most of the flasher wrasses they'll all get along as long as there is not two males that are the same, e.g. two male mccoskers, but I would read up for sure on anything anyways, heres a pic of my male, he's hard to capture on a pic, he's much more vibrant in person

He's in qt right now, so he'll probably look better under my dt lights

 

[robin coggan]

thats nice these are the wrasses available on the next order if any of these would be good
Wrasse Filamented Flasher Paracheilinus Filamentosus
Wrasse Carpenter's Fairy Paracheilinus Carpenteri
Wrasse Whip Fin Fairy Cirrhilabrus Filamentosus
Wrasse Lubbock Fairy Cirhilabrus Lubbocki
Wrasse Red-eye Fairy Cirhilabrus Solorensis
Wrasse Blue Side Fairy Cirhilabrus Cyanopleura
Wrasse Yellowfin Fairy Cirrhilabrus Flavidorsalis
Wrasse Red Tail Ruby Female Cirrhilabrus Rubrimarginatus
Wrasse Red Tail Ruby Male Cirrhilabrus Rubrimarginatus

 

[snorvich]

twiggyb, I think that Caulerpa will be a problem longer term.

 

[snorvich]

I tend to agree that leopards would be best if you have the right tank for them. That being said, of the ones you said are available, I would opt for:

Wrasse Filamented Flasher Paracheilinus Filamentosus - excellent
Wrasse Carpenter's Fairy Paracheilinus Carpenteri - excellent
Wrasse Whip Fin Fairy Cirrhilabrus Filamentosus - pretty but on the aggressive side
Wrasse Lubbock Fairy Cirhilabrus Lubbocki - can be very pretty
Wrasse Red-eye Fairy Cirhilabrus Solorensis - will lose coloration without a pair
Wrasse Blue Side Fairy Cirhilabrus Cyanopleura - not my favorite
Wrasse Yellowfin Fairy Cirrhilabrus Flavidorsalis - can be quite pretty
Wrasse Red Tail Ruby Female Cirrhilabrus Rubrimarginatus - I like either male or female or
Wrasse Red Tail Ruby Male Cirrhilabrus Rubrimarginatus both

but unless that pseudochromis is removed, any will be problematical