Which wrasse?

Blizzard 123

Blizzard 123

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I have a 97 gallon planned reef tank and looking for fairy and flasher wrasse suggestions. I plan on having a leopard so must be compatible with that. So any suggestions? There's just so many to choose from I don't know what to get. Thanks


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I have a lubbock's multicolor that is an absolutely amazing fish. Not sure about their compatibility with a leopard, but he's played nice with all the other fish I've had in my tank. (Pair of clowns, toby puffer, rusty angel, yellow rose goby)
 
Hmm yeah I like the Lubbock s a lot. Perhaps I will try him. I think as long as he is peaceful should be ok with leopard. Thanks


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Make sure you have some sort of cover or netting on the tank. Wrasse are all jumpers and it isn't a question of if, its a question of when. Lost my Lubbock this way after having him for 3 years
 
Yeah heard a lot of stories of them jumping out. I have a top on the tank so should be good was able to hold a eel in.


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Oh and while looking I also liked the blue sided wrasse and the scotts fairy wrasse. Might do one of those. Thanks


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Scott's fairy wrasses do better in larger tanks because they also get larger than most fairy wrasses. I kept a blue-sided once and found it to be less mellow than other fairy wrasses too.

My favourites that I have been seeing lots of lately at my LFS are the Crescent tail (Cirrhilabrus lunatus) and the pintail (Cirrhilabrus isoceles). Both are stunning and pretty easy-going. I kept a male-female pair of pintails, but sadly both somehow found a way out of my tank, despite being covered.
 
mike61289 said:
Scott's fairy wrasses do better in larger tanks because they also get larger than most fairy wrasses. I kept a blue-sided once and found it to be less mellow than other fairy wrasses too.

My favourites that I have been seeing lots of lately at my LFS are the Crescent tail (Cirrhilabrus lunatus) and the pintail (Cirrhilabrus isoceles). Both are stunning and pretty easy-going. I kept a male-female pair of pintails, but sadly both somehow found a way out of my tank, despite being covered.
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Same here. Had a trio of pintails. Two jumped out a 1/2 inch opening. Only one left. Docile wrasse IMO. Hes in there with some rosy scale wrasses and a sailfin wrasse. Minds his own business.


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I would skip the scotts. They are on the larger size for wrasses and will/can loose their coloring. Also in my experience they are jerks.

Depending on your budget. Flame wrasses are drop dead gorgeous, but good luck finding one.

Just a nice trio of mckosker, nothing like the male flashing.

Another one that you don't see that often is mystery wrasse.



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I agree on the Flame. Definitely the most stunning of my 12 wrasses.


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Yeah I like the look of flame but is pretty expensive I might try it if I can find one on sale perhaps. I guess I will skip the Scotts seem very aggressive. Lots of people recommending is the crescent and pin tails. I will look at mystery Wrasse also and I would like to have a school of flashers but I don't know if I will have the room. Thanks for suggestions.


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Oh and I forgot to mention that instead of the leopard wrasse I plant to do a dusky Wrasse if that changes much.


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