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Hey all!
I am wanting to get a couple fairy/flasher wrasses for my 6ft/200g reef tank. I really like to buy fish I can maintain for years, that are robust and keep good colour in captivity.
I know many of these fish can be shorter-lived, fade colour (Scotts wrasse) in captivity or be very finicky/delicate.
Curious as to which of these wrasses people have managed to keep long term in their tanks? Photos would be great!
Being in Australia i have great access to Laboutei/Lineatus wrasses, but can probably source any of the readily available fish in the hobby.
Current stocking is:
- Powder blue tang
- Orange shoulder tang
- Sailfin tang
- Purple tang
- Pyramid butterfly
- Yellow foxface
- Heniochus butterfly (diphreutes)
- 2x Fiji blue devils
- Sixline wrasse
- Ocellaris clown pair
- Longnose hawkfish
- 3x chromis
- cleaner wrasse
I am wanting to get a couple fairy/flasher wrasses for my 6ft/200g reef tank. I really like to buy fish I can maintain for years, that are robust and keep good colour in captivity.
I know many of these fish can be shorter-lived, fade colour (Scotts wrasse) in captivity or be very finicky/delicate.
Curious as to which of these wrasses people have managed to keep long term in their tanks? Photos would be great!
Being in Australia i have great access to Laboutei/Lineatus wrasses, but can probably source any of the readily available fish in the hobby.
Current stocking is:
- Powder blue tang
- Orange shoulder tang
- Sailfin tang
- Purple tang
- Pyramid butterfly
- Yellow foxface
- Heniochus butterfly (diphreutes)
- 2x Fiji blue devils
- Sixline wrasse
- Ocellaris clown pair
- Longnose hawkfish
- 3x chromis
- cleaner wrasse