could I manage these wrasses in my nano

[SaltyT]

Please don’t put a wrasse in your tank. They all require more space than what your tank can provide for them. If you really want a wrasse use that as inspiration to plan a future upgrade

 

[GHOSTLY]

I have a mandarin in with my orchid dottybacks. They leave each other alone.

How bigs your tank though?

 

[GHOSTLY]

Please don’t put a wrasse in your tank. They all require more space than what your tank can provide for them. If you really want a wrasse use that as inspiration to plan a future upgrade

This is exactly why im asking. I heard wrasses need swimming room so I just wanted to make sure before I might do something stupid.

 

[davidcalgary29]

How bigs your tank though?

They're all in the Evo. Note that I am not recommending putting a mandarin in an Evo; I do have three other, larger tanks in which it could go if it runs out of 'pods and/or gets sick of eating grindal worms.

 

[GHOSTLY]

Oh My evos mandarin, should she be ok with a dottyback? If not a dottyback then a firefish but I love the deep purple. What do you think would be good?

They're all in the Evo. Note that I am not recommending putting a mandarin in an Evo; I do have three other, larger tanks in which it could go if it runs out of 'pods and/or gets sick of eating grindal worms.

 

[SaltyT]

If you’re concerned about a dottyback and want a purple fish how about a black cap basslet? They’re a beautiful deep purple. Helfrichi firefish are a pretty purple too.

 

[davidcalgary29]

Oh My evos mandarin, should she be ok with a dottyback? If not a dottyback then a firefish but I love the deep purple. What do you think would be good?

There's no guarantee with fish; they're animals, and will act the way that they want. I will say, though, that my firefish bullied my orchid dottyback, which is not what most people would have expected. Then again, they are captive-bred, and perhaps that is the key.

My "fish bossiness scale" is this: orange dotted tuskfish > dwarf angels > gobies > blennies > firefish > orchid dottyback > filefish > fairy wrasse.

The only fish my dottybacks have chased are each other.