More Wrasses Please!

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Hey,

So I have added a couple of wrasses to my tank and I have really fallen in love with them. I am looking to add a few more to the tank however I am worried about compatibility issues. So far I have two clown fish, a banggi cardinalfish, a watchman goby, a Hoven's wrasse, a checkerboard wrasse, and a baby snowflake eel (smaller then a pencil). All of my fish are aggressive eaters so any new fish would have to be bold enough to compete for food. The tank is fed pellets twice a day, the eel is fed freeze dried krill once a day, and one anemone a day is fed a piece of krill (I have 5 anemones so each one gets fed once a week). The tank is a 90 gallon mixed reef with soft, LPS, and SPS corals.

I am not a big fan of the flasher wrasses and I tend to like active wrasses with contrasting colors like the Hoven's and checkerboard wrasse. I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for other wrasses that would be compatible with the fish I already have.
 
You dont mention tank size, this affects adding wrasses, but assuming your tank is large enough, many of the fairy, flasher, and Halichoeres spescies would work. The 2 species you have may or may not like a new wrasse addition. Using a social acclimation box can greatly ease any of the complications encountered when adding a new wrasse to established ones.
 
You dont mention tank size, this affects adding wrasses, but assuming your tank is large enough, many of the fairy, flasher, and Halichoeres spescies would work. The 2 species you have may or may not like a new wrasse addition. Using a social acclimation box can greatly ease any of the complications encountered when adding a new wrasse to established ones.

OP said it was a 90. So your suggestions are still valid :)
 

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