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Do you know if sea goblins will eat fish like the Lubbock’s fairy wrasse or a fish that uses the sand to sleep (Halichoeres iridis and Halichoeres Chloropterus)
 

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Do you know if sea goblins will eat fish like the Lubbock’s fairy wrasse or a fish that uses the sand to sleep (Halichoeres iridis and Halichoeres Chloropterus)
The specific sea goblin I’m wondering about is Iminicus filamentosus
 
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Do you know if sea goblins will eat fish like the Lubbock’s fairy wrasse or a fish that uses the sand to sleep (Halichoeres iridis and Halichoeres Chloropterus)

If the size is right, definitely. They strike like a crocodile from the buried position. The onenI have now is a bout 5", from what I've observed they get to about 7-8" in captivity. At mature size they will eat a 3-4" wrasse easily. Slender body fish are especially risky with they type of fish.
 

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If the size is right, definitely. They strike like a crocodile from the buried position. The onenI have now is a bout 5", from what I've observed they get to about 7-8" in captivity. At mature size they will eat a 3-4" wrasse easily. Slender body fish are especially risky with they type of fish.
Okay, thanks! I’m going to ignore the iminicus filamentosus my LFS has in then because I would rather have my 7 wrasse (The one my LFS has at the moment is Atleast 2-3” but I still won’t risk it). Especially since the cheapest wrasse I have was £30 and the most expensive was £50
 

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Very similar fish, the one I have seems to be collected more frequently. They are obviously related, just from different regions.
Yeah, they’re interesting with their personality but I would rather have them in a tank like yours (It’s a very nice tank by the way)
 
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