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Anyone have experience with a dusky wrasse with other wrasses? I’d be curious to know if they’re ok with fairy wrasses, specifically the naoko. But also, would they be compatible other types?
Dusky wrasse with other wrasses
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What size tank is it? They should be alright however it’s the other wrasses you need to be cautious with.
I have an exquisite, pintail, and dusky all together in a 105 gallon. I tried to choose the least aggressive fairy wrasses from different sub groups based on this chart:
https://www.thewrasseguy.com/mixing-cirrhilabrus
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Oops forgot to put that it’s a 90
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What other wrasses do you want to add?
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Unsure at this point. I already have the naoko, I really like the dusky so those are the main 2 I’m curious about. I do have a checkerboard (marble) wrasse in my qt right now. That one is actually going to a friends tank, however I’m not sure if they’re gonna end up taking it. So for that matter, would the checkerboard be ok with the other 2?
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Don’t do it, Checkerboards are nasty. They will end up going against the dusky and any other wrasses you want.
I have a dusky with a melanurus, yellow coris and china wrasse in a 150.
The dusky and melanurus are the same size, followed by the yellow coris and then the china.
They've been fine for about a year+ but the dusky has started transitioning from doodoo grey to blue and will now sometimes chase the yellow and china now. Nothing severe...I'm just keeping an eye out.
The dusky and melanurus are the same size, followed by the yellow coris and then the china.
They've been fine for about a year+ but the dusky has started transitioning from doodoo grey to blue and will now sometimes chase the yellow and china now. Nothing severe...I'm just keeping an eye out.
My checkerboard is a monster. Almost killed my dusky which I had to catch and move to another tank. The checkerboard already killed my melanurus and leopard. It also quickly decimated my snails and hermits.
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My absolute favorite fish. Unfortunately I’ve had to downsize to a reefer250 due to a leak in my larger tank. The wrasse is 4 inches and only was grey for 4 months or so. Hopefully will have our house built by the end of the year and will be able to put in a 120 gallon. That being said I’ve found that its current size it is doing very well in the smaller tank.
It was previously with a yellow head wrasse and a yellow coris wrasse with no problems. The only fish it has had problems with was my cb angel but they have since settled their differences.
Will never not have one in a tank.
It was previously with a yellow head wrasse and a yellow coris wrasse with no problems. The only fish it has had problems with was my cb angel but they have since settled their differences.
Will never not have one in a tank.
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Mine did fine with my cleaner wrasse, was aggressive for the first few weeks during feeding but she seems to have calmed down now.
It was a very long time...over ~1 year before I started to see some color and it was about 4" when I initially got it. I've almost rehomed it twice because I thought it was going to stay grey but its really starting to look beautiful now albeit a tad bit more aggressive
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