Yellow coris wrasse

[Lynnmw1208]

Yellow coris wrasse, halichoeres chrysurus
How is this fish's temperament and how is it with corals and such? I found two conflicting sources that say reef safe with caution and another just says it may pick on tubeworms.

This fish would be housed in a 125g FOWLR to begin with and I want to add coral later

 

[IFbettas]

Halichoeres chrysus don't pay any attention to corals, and usually leave shrimp alone. IME, they will usually go after the small feather dusters that live on your rocks, but they will leave larger featherdusters/coco worms alone.

I kept a male/female pair in my reef for a couple years. They were extremely docile, and never took notice of any of my other fish. There was a pair of cleaner shrimp and 3 peppermints in the same tank.

 

[A sea K]

An excellent choice for a reef system.

 

[Western_reefer]

An excellent choice for a reef system.

+1, agreed.

 

[Lynnmw1208]

Awesome! I'm so glad as this is one of my favorite fish! I just love how active they are swimming about :dance:

 

[Mrbeachbum2]

How do they get along with an established melanaris wrasse? Also, how does one get a pair? That'd absolutely gorgous!

 

[A sea K]

How do they get along with an established melanaris wrasse? Also, how does one get a pair? That'd absolutely gorgous!

These wrasses are generally tolerant of one another but will need space as to not crowd them. As juvies there probably wont be any issue but as they mature one will become aggressive and will keep the other in line especially during feeding. I have H. chrysurus, H. biocellatus, and H. iridus, all are mature and have been in my 210 for over 2 years now.
FWIW, the Radiant is the largest and most agressive of the 3. He gets pretty pushy when there is food in the tank and I am considering removing him.

Not sure on obtaining a pair.

 

[IFbettas]

I paired my halichoeres chrysus by acquiring two initial phase fish. One was about an inch bigger than the other and was in the tank for several months before I added the second. After the smaller fish was added to the tank for a few months, the larger fish turned into a terminal male. It was cool to watch the green lines on his face come in over about a month.

They got along really well, but I had to sell them recently when I moved.

 

[Mrbeachbum2]

I paired my halichoeres chrysus by acquiring two initial phase fish. One was about an inch bigger than the other and was in the tank for several months before I added the second. After the smaller fish was added to the tank for a few months, the larger fish turned into a terminal male. It was cool to watch the green lines on his face come in over about a month.

They got along really well, but I had to sell them recently when I moved.

Wow, thank you for the information. So when I'm looking for the halichoeres chrysus I will want to make sure there are no markings on the face and have about an inch difference between the two?