Snooty Wrasse (Cheilinus oxycephalus)

[Fishfreak2009]

Very little info on these guys online. How do they do with smaller fish? Considering adding a 3" specimen with a group of red stoplight cardinals (full grown around 1.5"). Tank is a 65 gallon.

 

[i cant think]

Here’s a link to some information I’ve found about them.
https://www.marinefishez.com/saltwater-fish/wrasse/maori-wrasse-detail

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Here’s a link to some information I’ve found about them.
https://www.marinefishez.com/saltwater-fish/wrasse/maori-wrasse-detail

That's the problem. All kinds of links saying things about small fish, but how small? Like cardinalfish and damselfish sized? Or Trimma goby sized? Is it going to chew and shred smaller fish to pieces or just things it can pretty much swallow whole?

Anyone have any personal experience keeping this fish?

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Nobody keeps these? I've seen them for sale periodically, including on Divers Den. Certainly someone on here has one/previously kept one?

 

[Bob Weigant]

Well I may be the first one here to get one. A tank breakdown has one coming my way

 

[i cant think]

That's the problem. All kinds of links saying things about small fish, but how small? Like cardinalfish and damselfish sized? Or Trimma goby sized? Is it going to chew and shred smaller fish to pieces or just things it can pretty much swallow whole?

Anyone have any personal experience keeping this fish?

Generally when they say small, it’s around 1-2 inch fish. Often slim bodied fish like Stonogobiops gobies are on the menu as well.

 

[Bob Weigant]

So I finally got mine from a tank breakdown. I didn’t know it was gonna be a good size one. I’m gonna say 4-5 inches and fat. Very bashful , likes to hide. Today after 2 weeks I finally got to witness it swimming around. Doesn’t both anybody and I still have my shrimp. Pics were hard to take. I couldn’t get to close to the tank or it will have dived back into hiding. I’ll post whatever info I can to help anybody who is looking for one. So far so good