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The two I've had never turned into wrasseholes. Over time they did eat small snails, but they never bothered any of my other wrasses (or other fish).Ok, anyone with a melanarus (spelling) wrasse or who has experience of one, do they become wrasseholes when they get bigger, I have a two inch pink streak I could do without upsetting?
I’m one of the few that had terrible luck. First one out of know where killed a wrasse and the second killed a fire fish. I’m done with them. Most have good luck. I would do a yellow, radiant or earmuff if looking for a hunting bug type wrasse. There are a couple more mellow ones then a melanurus.
My mele male has it's moments. It was a great neighbor until moving to the bigger tank. Started tail swatting the sand really ticking off all of the corals. Also killed my harlequin shrimp and carried it around the tank for an afternoon.Ok, anyone with a melanarus (spelling) wrasse or who has experience of one, do they become wrasseholes when they get bigger, I have a two inch pink streak I could do without upsetting?
Yellows and radiants are good suggestions. Biocellatus are one of the best hunters too right up there with melanurus and I've not heard of anyone having one go rogue. If pest hunting is important I'd skip the earmuff mine doesn't hunt anything but snails... and my poor anemone crab, I watched him rip his claws off then eat himI’m one of the few that had terrible luck. First one out of know where killed a wrasse and the second killed a fire fish. I’m done with them. Most have good luck. I would do a yellow, radiant or earmuff if looking for a hunting bug type wrasse. There are a couple more mellow ones then a melanurus.
My blackear (Halichoeres poeyi) ate a gorilla crab that was about 2 1/2" I love it for that and it was like a fight night in the fish barn when I caught it. Me all rooting for the wrasse, as there was no way I was sticking my hand in between that.Yellows and radiants are good suggestions. Biocellatus are one of the best hunters too right up there with melanurus and I've not heard of anyone having one go rogue. If pest hunting is important I'd skip the earmuff mine doesn't hunt anything but snails... and my poor anemone crab, I watched him rip his claws off then eat him
Hahaha that's awesome!! I can keep tiger conchs and trochus snails with my earmuff, other motile inverts are just dinner.My blackear (Halichoeres poeyi) ate a gorilla crab that was about 2 1/2" I love it for that and it was like a fight night in the fish barn when I caught it. Me all rooting for the wrasse, as there was no way I was sticking my hand in between that.
Also why it lives in the macro tank with groupers and scorps lol. That tank is now where all real live rock from the gulf will go for pest elimination lol.
I have fighting conchs and trochus in the macro tank. There are a few astraea still alive, but the numbers are slowly dwindling down. Was a 100 or so when it was added lol.Hahaha that's awesome!! I can keep tiger conchs and trochus snails with my earmuff, other motile inverts are just dinner.
I have 4 or 5 nerites left from an old reef cleaners order that have learned to stay huddled together above the water line all day. He knows they're there and cruises past them close to the water line throughout the day. Those snails are probably hearing the Jaws theme song every time he goes past them.I have fighting conchs and trochus in the macro tank. There are a few astraea still alive, but the numbers are slowly dwindling down. Was a 100 or so when it was added lol.
Mine was a model citizen. I added a leapord wrasse a with some chasing nothing serious. My leapord died that night. Nothing to do with the the mel.
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I really do think there are other utilitarian wrasses that you wouldn't have to worry about as much.Torn because I love my snails but want the utility of a Mel
I also love my cleaner shrimp
I really do think there are other utilitarian wrasses that you wouldn't have to worry about as much.
My mele has never taken interest in any of my cleaner scrymps but they're decently large.
What specifically are you trying to achieve?what do you have in mind?
World domination.What specifically are you trying to achieve?
Then you need a Nem CannonWorld domination.
Mine is better behaved than my yellow.Ok, anyone with a melanarus (spelling) wrasse or who has experience of one, do they become wrasseholes when they get bigger, I have a two inch pink streak I could do without upsetting?
What specifically are you trying to achieve?