Anthias and wrasses

Triggreef · Dec 23, 2014

I have a couple anthias in at doing well. I'm still a couple weeks off from adding them, but I have a very wrasse heavy population in my display. A bunch of haleacheorus and some leopards, any issues anticipated?

eatbreakfast · Dec 23, 2014

I keep anthias with my wrasses without issue. Halichoeres and Macropharyngodon dont really pay any attention to anthias. Fairy wrasses will sometimes dart at them, but nothing serious.

c_healy · Dec 23, 2014

Ive gpt 3 fairy and 2 flashers with my bartletts....every now and then a wrasse chases an anthia or the anthias chase a wrasse. There was some nipping in the beginning but now they get along and only an occasional nip.

AJQ69 · Dec 23, 2014

Sorry to hijack your thread, is common to see some nipping / chasing between a Royal gramma and fairy wrasse?

eatbreakfast · Dec 23, 2014

AJQ69 said:
Sorry to hijack your thread, is common to see some nipping / chasing between a Royal gramma and fairy wrasse?

I havent found that to be the case in my own experiences, but a gramma will certainly chase any intruders from his favorite overhang and an assertive fairy wrasse can try and show any other planktivore who is boss.

Greenstreet.1 · Dec 23, 2014

I have four anthias in my wrasse heavy tank no problems at all

AJQ69 · Dec 23, 2014

eatbreakfast said:
I havent found that to be the case in my own experiences, but a gramma will certainly chase any intruders from his favorite overhang and an assertive fairy wrasse can try and show any other planktivore who is boss.

I'm getting this kind of interaction between the gramma and a red fin fairy, not on a regular basis just at dusk (blue lights)

Marshall O · Dec 23, 2014

AJQ69 said:
Sorry to hijack your thread, is common to see some nipping / chasing between a Royal gramma and fairy wrasse?

My Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse and Royal Gramma used to go at it every now and then. This was back in my 55 gallon tank, and the Lubbock's was the only Wrasse in it.