Wrasse's! Why Can't We All Get Along?

[Spanseld]

Purchased a Lubbocks Fairy Wrasse and a Filamented Flasher Wrasse today and as soon as I placed them in my 90 gallon tank my Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse started chasing and biting on them. Both are currently hiding under the rocks and I not sure if they are still alive since they looked really stressed out. Is this normal? All those fish are listed as PEACEFUL! I hope they survive and they start to get along, but I am not holding much hople at this point.

The Lubbocks and the Solon is about the same size and the Flasher is smalller. Not sure if that matters.

Any help or recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[btkrausen]

I have a Red Head Solon and Filamented in my tank. There was a bit of aggression when first introduced, but after a day or two it went away and they all swim around happily now. When adding multiple wrasses its best to use some type of acclimation box to introduce them to the current inhabitants whilst keeping the new guy safe.

 

[eternalreef]

+1 on acclimation box.

Also even though they are rated peaceful some are more docile then others. Example, on liveaquaria scotts (Cirrhilabrus scottorum) is labeled as peaceful but I have seen countless threads/post that state otherwise.

 

[bhsgk]

I'm no expert, but I added a blue sided fairy in with my yellow coris and conde wrasse and immediately the smaller conde was harassing the much larger blue sided but within a day or so they all started to get along with each other and now about 2 weeks later It looks like they've been together forever.

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