Best Reef Safe Wrasse

[Fishn28]

What's the best reef safe wrasse I can add to a 75g?

 

[UncommonSense]

I quite enjoyed my Yellow Chrysus wrasse (Halichoeres Chrysus) years ago… that could be interesting if you’ve got several inches of sand bed for it to sleep in!

@i cant think would likely have some much more creative ideas, though!

 

[Fishn28]

I quite enjoyed my Yellow Chrysus wrasse (Halichoeres Chrysus) years ago… that could be interesting if you’ve got several inches of sand bed for it to sleep in!

@i cant think would likely have some much more creative ideas, though!

that's for the suggestion!

 

[christinna77]

I love my Terelabrus wrasse. Extremely peaceful, active, curious and a great eater. Bothers nobody and often swims together with my H.leucoxanthus wrasse. A pretty good jumper though!

 

[JTP424]

A six line is small but they're always fun. Plus they're utilitarian!

 

[BristleWormHater]

@Slocke @i cant think

 

[AlexG818]

What's the best reef safe wrasse I can add to a 75g?

Almost all the wrass are reef safe. I used to have almost all. No issues with any of them nipping on the corals

 

[JoJosReef]

Can you define your idea of "best"?

Most peaceful? Most colorful? Most varied colors? Most patterned? Brightest? Most utilitarian? Most active? Most easy to keep?...

 

[bradreef]

So many
Yellow coris
Leopard- find one eating and qt'd
Mysteri
Possum
Most flasher wrasses

Is the a budget,Trait or color you want?

Honestly. Ide look at the wrasse aggression chart. And put in different types from tamest to moderate.

 

[Slocke]

You want a fairy, a flasher, a Halichoeres, or a leopard. Don’t get a six line, they are too aggressive. Here are my favorite options.
Cirrhilabrus rubeus

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

Halichoeres iridis

 

[Fishn28]

Can you define your idea of "best"?

Most peaceful? Most colorful? Most varied colors? Most patterned? Brightest? Most utilitarian? Most active? Most easy to keep?...

Lots of Color and high activity

 

[Reeferbadness]

Lots of Color and high activity

I have and love my melanurus wrasse. One of the most colorful fish out there. One thing to keep in. mind with wrasses (or is it wrassei LOL) is that many will devour your invertebrates - including the melanurus. Large snails are are ok but hermits and other smaller inverts are eaten very quickly.

 

[Redbird5]

You want a fairy, a flasher, a Halichoeres, or a leopard. Don’t get a six line, they are too aggressive. Here are my favorite options.
Cirrhilabrus rubeus

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

Halichoeres iridis

The second one looks like he's ready for a night on the town.

 

[JoJosReef]

Lots of Color and high activity

Any of the ones @Slocke mentioned above. Depending on how many fairy/flasher wrasses you want, pick any that you fancy.

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
C. isosceles
C. rubeus
C. exquisitus
C. rhomboidalis
C. bathyphilus
C. earlei

Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
P. cyaneus
P. angulatus
P. carpenteri

If you find a good specimen that is eating, pencil wrasses fit the bill.

Pseudojuloides severnsi
P. splendens
P. kaleidos


Just a few examples above. Again, if mixing multiple fairy/flasher wrasses, google search "mixing cirrhilabrus wrasses" and check the compatibility/aggression chart.

 

[BryanM]

I can tell you what isnt reef safe... a. red coris wrasse.

 

[AlexG818]

I can tell you what isnt reef safe... a. red coris wrasse.

I did not k ow that

 

[Fishn28]

I forgot to mention that I do have a Halichoeres chrysus. extremely peaceful. Could I add another halichoeres like a radiant with him?

 

[unchainedcoot]

I can tell you what isnt reef safe... a. red coris wrasse.

Exception? Or my luck just hasn’t run out yet?

 

[MikeReefs]

Just got a pintail and it’s pretty chill with lots of color. Like mentioned most wrasse are reef safe. The larger question is aggression, they don’t all play nice

 

[winzig]

I have a Solon red head and its awesome