Pest eating wrasse??

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Hey guys!!

quick question.. Will a pink-streaked wrasse eat pests? I've heard of them eating flatworms but what about mites and that sort of thing?

Thanks #reefsquad
 
I don't have flatworms but I have these weird little invert looking things that nobody can identify for me. I was thinking of adding a wrasse to my 32 to get them out whatever they are. seem to be bugging my zoas more than anything. I'll post a pic of these super tiny creatures
 
I don't have flatworms but I have these weird little invert looking things that nobody can identify for me. I was thinking of adding a wrasse to my 32 to get them out whatever they are. seem to be bugging my zoas more than anything. I'll post a pic of these super tiny creatures
Can you post a picture of the weird little inverts? Lets see if we can give you a better answer.
 
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these things are supppperrrr tiny so it's almost impossible to get a clear pic
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Hey guys!!

quick question.. Will a pink-streaked wrasse eat pests? I've heard of them eating flatworms but what about mites and that sort of thing?

Thanks #reefsquad
You want just about any from the halichoeres family - yellow, melanarus to name a few. Keep in mind, pest eating wrasse means a wrasse that will have a taste for inverts, so snails and small hermits are usually a treat to them.
 
You want just about any from the halichoeres family - yellow, melanarus to name a few. Keep in mind, pest eating wrasse means a wrasse that will have a taste for inverts, so snails and small hermits are usually a treat to them.
do you know if any of those wrasses would be happy in a 32? I know most of them need bigger
 

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