Mixing Wrasses - 6' 155g

[Rob.In.AZ]

Hey all,

I am looking to add some more fish to my 6 foot 155g. I am going to add a Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse for sure.

Can I add another wrasse? Flasher or Fairy or does it matter?
Any species to avoid? Any that would make a particularly good choice?

 

[eliramos]

i actually asked the same question to the wrasse guru of this site and he sent me these links!
I'm sure they will help you as much as they helped me!
you have plenty of options!!!
http://www.3reef.com/threads/all-abo...rasses.122261/
http://www.reefedition.com/cirrhilab...eed-not-apply/
http://www.reefedition.com/acclimati...g-really-work/

thanks again @evolved

 

[Rob.In.AZ]

Thanks, I am definitely going to read through those.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Hey all,

I am looking to add some more fish to my 6 foot 155g. I am going to add a Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse for sure.

Can I add another wrasse? Flasher or Fairy or does it matter?
Any species to avoid? Any that would make a particularly good choice?

For the most part, flasher and most fairy wrasses mix well.

Fairy wrasse species to avoid are scottorum, filamentosus, adornatus.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I have a dozen in my 250.

 

[Labridaedicted]

Fairy and flasher Wrasses generally don't cause toooo much trouble. I had a laboutei, a lubbocki, and a trio of melanurus together with little aggression displayed towards anything but an unfortunate cleaner shrimp that the melanurus' turned on after a while.

 

[Labridaedicted]

Make sure that puppy is covered, though. Those guys will not hesitate to go carpet surfing if they sense the slightest aggression from another fish.