Hardiest fairy/flasher wrasses?

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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’ve had and still do have flasher wrasses and in my case they have not been delicate at all, i’ve lost a few due to my carelessness by not putting a jump guard, had a group of flasher wrasse carpenteri (3 females 1 male) for Almost 2 years without issues and one day 2 of them jumped out on the same day while i was at work. But all 4 when all were alive was super easy, nothing to constantly baby over or anything like that, they have never gotten sick in my case and they all ate pellets and frozen from day 2 with huge apetite. I do still have 2 Left and it’s been maybe 2 and a half years now since i bought them. One of the females below (the male is impossible to take a pic off)
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nice, and your male stayed the same colouration over the years?
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

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