pest control

[Steven91]

Looking for a good fish (prefer wrasse) that is going to help control any pest in my reef tank, I know I have bristle worms (which are both good and bad), not looking to kill them all, just looking to keep them in control as well as any other pest that might pop up. I do have a black leopard wrasse in the tank as well as a cleaner wrasse, both are great and eat very well. I do have a dwarf lion in the tank, roughly 4" without tail, so whatever I get needs to be at least same size or bigger.

TIA

 

[MombasaLionfish]

I have heard arrow crabs are good.

 

[Steven91]

I have heard arrow crabs are good.

looked at them before, they look cool but never really consider them as i thought my lion might consider them food

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

looked at them before, they look cool but never really consider them as i thought my lion might consider them food

You are pretty limited on what you can keep with a lionfish for pest control. The only thing that might work is hermit crabs, urchins, or starfish as lionfish tend to not mess with them. However I'm not sure if they will take take of your pest issue..

 

[MombasaLionfish]

looked at them before, they look cool but never really consider them as i thought my lion might consider them food

What kind of lion?

 

[Steven91]

What kind of lion?

It's a fuzzy dwarf lion

 

[MombasaLionfish]

My arrow is to big to get eaten by a dwarf lion 3.5" tall.