what wrasses eat flatworms?

[chimmike]

bumping this because my FWE treatment didn't work.

I have a couple cleaner shrimp and would prefer they not be eaten by a wrasse, so I'm leaning towards the yellow coris wrasse, but which has the higher likelihood of eating those things?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

The melanurus would. http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/current-issue/article/32-fish-profile-

 

[Korrine]

If the flatworms are multiplying fairly quickly, wouldn't that suggest excess nutrients as well?

Canary wrasses can also take out inverts when they are full grown big guys!

 

[TrojanScott]

bumping this because my FWE treatment didn't work.

I have a couple cleaner shrimp and would prefer they not be eaten by a wrasse, so I'm leaning towards the yellow coris wrasse, but which has the higher likelihood of eating those things?

Melanarus would be a better bet. I also don't think it would go after your shrimp, as they're already established in the tank. But, it's still a risk, depends on the fish.

 

[Korrine]

I have heard that both large Melanurus wrasses and Canary wrasses can both go after shrimp and inverts. A search will find that. I didn't have a problem with my melanurus, but she was only about 4" long maybe...still kinda small. She was great for flatworms.

 

[Jdbrine]

my melanurus took care of the flatworms in my tank and i had more than a couple! He eats whatever i put in the tank and still wanders around looking for things to snack on. He has a great personality; doesn't bother anybody, but also won't take crap from my coral beauty. And he's beautiful!

+1

 

[jimroth]

I have seen the yellow coris eat them. I have the lemon meringue version now and no flatworms, knock wood!

 

[promit]

IMO sixline wrasse would take care of all the flat worms...........

 

[D5HP]

I've had two sixlines. First one died of starvation I believe because he never did take a liking to any prepared foods. He nuked my flatworm and pod populations.

Current one eats flatworms as well but also eats most of the prepared foods I provide the tank.

I feed 3-5x a day and he is a great little fish. I prefer all my fish to be tiny tiny (not only because I have a smaller tank) and he has no aggression issues...granted he was also the last fish added.

 

[Lynnmw1208]

how is the melanurus wrasse with pods? my concern is again for the green mandarin as I want her to have enough food. that wrasse is a beauty tho! I had eliminated the 6-line from my list because of the accounts of them bullying the mandarins as well as eating all their food

 

[TrojanScott]

how is the melanurus wrasse with pods? my concern is again for the green mandarin as I want her to have enough food. that wrasse is a beauty tho! I had eliminated the 6-line from my list because of the accounts of them bullying the mandarins as well as eating all their food

If your mandarin will eat frozen brine or mysis, then I say you're fine. If not, then you should have a pretty good sized fuge that is really full of pods. The melanarus hunts all day, and doesn't cruise around at the slow speeds your mandarin does. It'll really put a dent in your pod population for sure.

 

[Wolverine]

My general advice is this. There are not fish that are anything close to a sure bet for FW. So find a fish you like that might eat FW. If it doesn't, at least you have a fish you like. If it does, bonus.