Suggestions for wrasse addition to pair with radiant and blue spot tamarin wrasse for pest control

[sushiboss]

Swore I was done stocking but I’m wrasse addicted.

Looking to add the last tank mate to the 4ft.

All fish are juveniles currently minus the coral beauty.

Looking for wrasse suggestions for reef safe wrasses that

-plays nice with other delicate wrasses (no sixlines as one was just booted out back to the lfs)
-stay on the smaller side
-hunt common pests like flatworms bristle worms
-special bonus if they like vermetid snails (currently I have none but doesn’t hurt to be ahead of a common pest)

Doesn’t need to be pretty or even remotely “nice” looking. I’m looking for a janitor type of fish that will slay pests haha

 

[fishywishy]

Possum wrasse or cleaner wrasse

 

[sushiboss]

Possum wrasse or cleaner wrasse

I have a possum wrasse in my larger system. One of my favorites but he’s certainly a recluse and I don’t see him as often now that corals have grown in.

I don’t think one of these guys is what I’m looking. I don’t think he’s eating anything larger than pods

 

[fishywishy]

I have a possum wrasse in my larger system. One of my favorites but he’s certainly a recluse and I don’t see him as often now that corals have grown in.

I don’t think one of these guys is what I’m looking. I don’t think he’s eating anything larger than pods

There’s not too many wrasse that are small, eat pest, and still play nice with other wrasse.

It would help to know what other wrasse you have.

 

[sushiboss]

There’s not too many wrasse that are small, eat pest, and still play nice with other wrasse.

It would help to know what other wrasse you have.

I’m sorry!

Idk how I missed that!

Current residents are
Radiant wrasse
Blue spotted tamarin wrasse

On the rare and harder to keep side so it’s imperative they are nice

 

[wattsg30]

Melanarus fits the mold here. Only getting around 5 inches, they’ll hunt flatworms and bristle worms and from my experience are peaceful. My melanarus was the first and largest introduced and I’ve since added 5 more wrasses to the tank. He’ll get territorial for a day or so but that’s about it.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Pink streaked wrasse definitely eats flat worms and small pests and stays tiny.

Prob won't eat much in the way off bristlewormds unless they are tiny though.

They are also pretty cryptic