Should I add a sixline wrasse?

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I currenty have two juvenile clowns, a small red scooter dragnet and a yellow coral goby in a 30gal tank.
Can I add a six line wrasse now or should I wait until its the last fish to be added?
 
I currenty have two juvenile clowns, a small red scooter dragnet and a yellow coral goby in a 30gal tank.
Can I add a six line wrasse now or should I wait until its the last fish to be added?
I wouldn’t do it, it will gladly outcompete the dragonet for food. These guys are also highly aggressive in smaller tanks with less rock and you have 1 fish that uses the rock a lot already so I wouldn’t do it.
 
I have seen them pick the eyes out of dragonets.
 
I have one. I think they are cool. Hasn't bothered any of my fish and hopefully your dragonette is acclimating to regular fish food to.
 
IMO I wouldn’t add a six line. You can try possum wrasses, pink streak, mystery wrasse and evanidus are friendlier than a six line.
 
Mine continues to be fine now for almost 2 months. Swims like a torpedo. Searching for pests constantly. Doesn't bother any fish.
 
Pink streaked wrasse/Cryptic six line would be less aggressive and better suited for that tank size.
 
I have a six line and he is generally cool with all the other fish. I do supplement with pods I harvest from a separate system I developed out of a beverage dispenser. Dragonet and wrasse thrive with the pods. Dragonet also likes blood words and will eat directly from a pipet.
Note- this is fine when you don’t travel. If you ever vacation it’s important to have someone house sit to feed dragonet.
 
Anybody have experience with a pair of these? I have a 500 gallon and was thinking about trying to pair them. Are they hermaphrodites?
 

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