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I love Melanurus Wrasses. I've owned countless of them over my 25 years of reefing. Every single one I've owned has been a model citizen, worst thing I saw up to this point was picking at an overturned snail. Until the devil's spawn himself was introduced into my tank.
He was the most ornery, territorial, invertebrate destroying Melanurus I've ever owned. He harassed every fish in my tank except for the Clowns and Yellow Tang.
Yesterday was the last straw. After sitting in the acclimation boxes for a week, I introduced a Pink Margin Fairy and Yellowfin Flasher. The Melanurus ignored them while in the acclimation boxes, so I figured they would all co-exist peacefully, right? Wrong. Once they were released, the Melanurus went after them RELENTLESSLY. I was very irritated and angry. I'd had it with him. He had already killed every last snail and crab in my aquarium and harassing the new additions was the last straw. He had to go.
I expected it to be a battle trying to catch him. He was a smart and fast. He would bury himself in the sand at even the slightest hint of danger. I figured I would start with the easiest methods and work my way all the way up to rock and water removal, if needed. HE HAD TO GO.
Well, I did the DIY bottle trap and caught him within 1 minute. He swam right in and that was it.
Melanurus. Never again.
He was the most ornery, territorial, invertebrate destroying Melanurus I've ever owned. He harassed every fish in my tank except for the Clowns and Yellow Tang.
Yesterday was the last straw. After sitting in the acclimation boxes for a week, I introduced a Pink Margin Fairy and Yellowfin Flasher. The Melanurus ignored them while in the acclimation boxes, so I figured they would all co-exist peacefully, right? Wrong. Once they were released, the Melanurus went after them RELENTLESSLY. I was very irritated and angry. I'd had it with him. He had already killed every last snail and crab in my aquarium and harassing the new additions was the last straw. He had to go.
I expected it to be a battle trying to catch him. He was a smart and fast. He would bury himself in the sand at even the slightest hint of danger. I figured I would start with the easiest methods and work my way all the way up to rock and water removal, if needed. HE HAD TO GO.
Well, I did the DIY bottle trap and caught him within 1 minute. He swam right in and that was it.
Melanurus. Never again.