Wrasse in a barebottom

[PeTe PoLyP]

I have read that wrasse appreciate a sandbed and many bury themselves. Are there any wrasse that wouldn't mind not having a sandbed? I had a carpenters and it never seemed to bury itself or even hang out around the sand.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Wrasses of the genera Paracheilinus(flashers), Cirrhilabrus(fairys), Wetmorella(possums), Pseudocheilinus(lined wrasses), and Pseudocheilinops do not require a sand bed. All of the mentioned genera are reef safe, but Pseodocheilinus species can be pretty nasty once established.

 

[Baldguy]

Fairy and Flasher wrasses don't need sandbeds. Beyond that you'll have to check further.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

Thanks. I was leaning towards fairy and flashers in this tank. I was considering the Melanurus and a McCosker's. I was eyeballing the clown fairy as well. I will probably settle on just 2.

 

[cFloor]

the Melanurus does require sand

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

That stinks. I do intend to research before buying. I knew some required a sandbed and didn't know if all of them would be happier with one. Thanks for the help

 

[cFloor]

I have a handful of fairys and flashers in my current bb tank and I love them. My previous system had sand and my melanurus was one of my favorite wrasses. I found a new home for him when I switched to bb

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

I like the wrasse and would like to have a few. I see many require a tank as small as 50 gallons. My tank is a 40 breeder and I figure I can get away with throwing a couple of those in there.

 

[ken6217]

Watch wrasses if you have shrimp. Mine had a very expensive dinner"¦ 2 peppermint shrimp.

I was so ****ed I got a small trout fishing hook, caught him and brought it to a LFS.
Ken

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

I didn't know they were big on eating shrimp

 

[lhm nole]

I didn't know they were big on eating shrimp

My flame wrasses took out every shrimp fire and peppermint and my entire blueleg crew 400 plus within 4 months

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

Oh wow. he definitely had a taste for them huh? I was thinking of having a cleaner shrimp and.maybe a peppermint if the aptasia ever showed up. Are there some wrasse that don't mess with them? I never saw my carpenters wrasse mess with anything. It it a flasher wrasse thing that they don't eat shrimp and such? I really would like to have a fairy wrasse, but not if they are going to do this.

 

[Ptyochromis]

Pseudocheilinus are also notorious dicks, especially in small tanks.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

Yeah I know the lined wrasse can become a real bully.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

Watch wrasses if you have shrimp. Mine had a very expensive dinner"¦ 2 peppermint shrimp.

I was so ****ed I got a small trout fishing hook, caught him and brought it to a LFS.
Ken

What wrasse was this?

 

[ken6217]

I think it was a Mystery wrasse.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

Oh ok. So the flashers and fairy should be ok with shrimp right?

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Probably. My melarunus eats hermits and shrimp too. I have QT'd halicoreses wrasse like melarunus and iridis with a tupperware of sand and know people who keep a container of sand in their tanks for those wrasse that sleep in them.

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

I don't know if sand is going to be possible in my tank. I'm putting 2xjebao wp25 in it. 1 wp25 in my 29 will blow sand around on the lowest setting

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

I dont think i would keep any wrasse except a possum in a 29.