Halichoeres garnoti?

[saltyhog]

Only see it offered as juvies. How risky is this fish in a reef tank? How does it play with other wrasses. Is it like most other Halichoeres or is it more aggressive?

 

[eatbreakfast]

It gets larger and more aggressive than most other Halichoeres. It's aggression when grown is comperable to a small Thalassoma species.

 

[saltyhog]

Thanks TJ, that's what I was afraid of. I love seeing them when I dive the Caribbean and was interested in seeing if they would fit in a wrasse dominated mixed reef. Shucks.

One of my favorite dive pics.

 

[evolved]

That picture is perfectly representative of what you'd expect in a tank. :p

 

[saltyhog]

That picture is perfectly representative of what you'd expect in a tank. :p

LOL, yeah. These two guys were going at it for a while before I was able to get the shot.

Now that I think about it the only fish on Caribbean reefs that I see chasing other fish more than yellow head wrasses are Queen Angels and we know what their reputation is.