Wrasses?
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scooter31707
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I would say that all the Halichoeres species should be add with caution with CUC. Corals are fine. I had a melanurus, Christmas wrasse, and a yellow coris and the Christmas wrasse did eat the smaller snails and crabs. Other 2 did not eat them, but did turn some over.
BigBlueTang
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Wrasses?
Remember that yellow coris wrasses aren't actually the coris species. They are a haliocheres. IMO coris wrasses are way too big for average tanks, and need a 300+.. although I might be wrong. I've never kept one. Again, just my humble opinion.
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Remember that yellow coris wrasses aren't actually the coris species. They are a haliocheres. IMO coris wrasses are way too big for average tanks, and need a 300+.. although I might be wrong. I've never kept one. Again, just my humble opinion.
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Kahuna Tuna
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I had a red coris in my 180 and once he got around 4 inches he started devouring the snails and hermits, worst part was getting him out and had to do a near complete teardown to fish him out of the sand bed
My Melanurus is a little less than 3 inches, it has obliterated my dwarf cerith. He also is very fond of flipping the regular sized ceriths over -- They only come out at night now, but that doesn't stop him from digging 'em up and inspecting.
Very intelligent and inquisitive fish.
Very intelligent and inquisitive fish.
VoiceInTheDeser
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Same on mine. I had to get huge Turbos and Nerites to prevent him from murdering smaller snails and hermits. He's worth it, but it does make CuC hard to keep.
scooter31707
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IMO, corals will not be in danger, but clam and the starfish there is a possibility, but I highly doubt it. I would be more concern for snails and crabs and possible smaller shrimp.
evolved
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Thalassoma and Coris wrasses are tough in a reef tank, for various reasons. Neither pose a direct risk to corals, but both pose a significant risk to motile inverts. Also, both genera will flip over anything/everything they can in search of food. This can include small rocks, and of course unsecured coral frags or LPS on the sandbed.
It is also worth noting the Latin name of any species you are considering; common names are often not reliable. For instance, some species, such as the Yellow wrasse and Green wrasse, often get tagged as a "Yellow Coris" or "Green Coris", when in fact neither belong to the genus.
Lastly, and perhaps most important, is the temperament of Thalassoma and Coris species. While Coris are typically pretty mild in temperament, Thalassoma are often quite the opposite. And when/if a Thalassoma species decides it doesn't like a fellow tankmate, that tankmate is likely to have its eye pecked out at best, or chomped into bits at worst. For this reason, Thalassoma are best suited for a more aggressive swim tank.
It is also worth noting the Latin name of any species you are considering; common names are often not reliable. For instance, some species, such as the Yellow wrasse and Green wrasse, often get tagged as a "Yellow Coris" or "Green Coris", when in fact neither belong to the genus.
Lastly, and perhaps most important, is the temperament of Thalassoma and Coris species. While Coris are typically pretty mild in temperament, Thalassoma are often quite the opposite. And when/if a Thalassoma species decides it doesn't like a fellow tankmate, that tankmate is likely to have its eye pecked out at best, or chomped into bits at worst. For this reason, Thalassoma are best suited for a more aggressive swim tank.
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