Scott's wrasse aggression

[hobbzz]

Are scott's fairy wrasses generally only aggressive toward other wrasses, all similarly shaped fish, or everything? I've only found one instance when someone specified, and wanted to know if that was the norm. Thanks in advance.

 

[snorvich]

In my opinion, I consider them very aggressive, the female more than the male.

 

[hobbzz]

Thanks Steve. I see you posted in my QT thread as well. Would you say his experience, the Scott's being aggressive to everything and not just wrasses, is the norm or an exception?

 

[snorvich]

Thanks Steve. I see you posted in my QT thread as well. Would you say his experience, the Scott's being aggressive to everything and not just wrasses, is the norm or an exception?

The norm. I had a mated pair which I had to remove from a 350 gallon tank.

 

[hobbzz]

Thanks Steve. That's what I needed to know.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thats not the experience I have had. Everytime I have kept them(4x's), they had a degree of aggression towards other fairy wrasses, but not so much that they couldnt be kept together, and he would make passes at the school of dispar anthias, but again not bad enough to really bother anyone. The tank sizes were 120g and 156g.

 

[evolved]

In my opinion, I consider them very aggressive, the female more than the male.

Agree