tamerine wrasse

[sascoaquatics]

hi everyone, this is mainly aimed at people who know about or have had tamerine wrasses. how hard are they to care for as now reading that they are but i would like one in my tank, but not if they are difficult, also i have 2 peacocks and 1 yellow wrasse will they get on fine

 

[Fish Fan]

@Slocke may be able to help. Best of luck!

 

[Slocke]

hi everyone, this is mainly aimed at people who know about or have had tamerine wrasses. how hard are they to care for as now reading that they are but i would like one in my tank, but not if they are difficult, also i have 2 peacocks and 1 yellow wrasse will they get on fine

Peacock what?



Tamarins are very hard to acclimate, if you can observe before buying and see if they are eating prepared foods, or pecking rocks. They will only want pods at first so try and build up your microbiome first. When you get them be prepared for them to disappear into the sand for a few days and only reappear briefly.

Once out try and train them onto aquarium foods. Mysis shrimp etc, the younger they are the easier to train.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hopefully not peacock grouper or mantis. And agree on their difficulty to acclimate to tank, while striking in appearance

Peacock what?



Tamarins are very hard to acclimate, if you can observe before buying and see if they are eating prepared foods, or pecking rocks. They will only want pods at first so try and build up your microbiome first. When you get them be prepared for them to disappear into the sand for a few days and only reappear briefly.

Once out try and train them onto aquarium foods. Mysis shrimp etc, the younger they are the easier to train.

 

[sascoaquatics]

Peacock what?



Tamarins are very hard to acclimate, if you can observe before buying and see if they are eating prepared foods, or pecking rocks. They will only want pods at first so try and build up your microbiome first. When you get them be prepared for them to disappear into the sand for a few days and only reappear briefly.

Once out try and train them onto aquarium foods. Mysis shrimp etc, the younger they are the easier to train.

@vetteguy53081 @Slocke sorry i meant peacock wrasse, i also have other fish in the tank but assumed it was mainly whether they compete with the wrasse as my others are all peaceful. the shop i go to usually is able to ween them onto food, is that the main problem or is acclimating then still a large issue? i dont think i will buy one as its very sad when they die so quick if it doesnt work out

 

[56longroof]

I had to look up peacock wrasse. If its an Ornate you have a 50/50 chance it will bully anything that remotely resembles another leopard wrasse. The one in my tank absolutely hates the Choati in there. Most days he barely tolerates it. Others he wont leave it alone to the point it will hide 3 or 4 days.

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 @Slocke sorry i meant peacock wrasse, i also have other fish in the tank but assumed it was mainly whether they compete with the wrasse as my others are all peaceful. the shop i go to usually is able to ween them onto food, is that the main problem or is acclimating then still a large issue? i dont think i will buy one as its very sad when they die so quick if it doesnt work out

Often you will run into a fish at a store eating, you bring it home and it is finicky or refuses to eat. Your best chance is a good acclimation, acquiring the same food its eating at LFS and introduce under low light for first 48 hours

 

[Slocke]

@vetteguy53081 @Slocke sorry i meant peacock wrasse, i also have other fish in the tank but assumed it was mainly whether they compete with the wrasse as my others are all peaceful. the shop i go to usually is able to ween them onto food, is that the main problem or is acclimating then still a large issue? i dont think i will buy one as its very sad when they die so quick if it doesnt work out

Do you mean a blue star leopard? A Macropharyngodon? This:

If so they are unlikely to bully each other but they will be eating the same critters. So phytoplankton dose and do whatever you can to increase microorganism growth. Then make sure it is eating frozen before bringing home.


Both acclimation and eating are the issue. These fish rely heavily on their natural clocks and disruptions are hard on them. However eating in store helps a ton.

 

[sascoaquatics]

hi @vetteguy53081 @Slocke @56longroof yes this is the peacock wrasse ím talking about, it’s 2 females that are pretty small but i can’t see them pick a fight cuz they are amazing with everyone get on great with my yellow wrasse and they are so lively and chill. i think i might leave the tamerine until í only have 1 or 2 wrasses as dynamic is grest at the moment but thank you all for ur help

 

[Slocke]

hi @vetteguy53081 @Slocke @56longroof yes this is the peacock wrasse ím talking about, it’s 2 females that are pretty small but i can’t see them pick a fight cuz they are amazing with everyone get on great with my yellow wrasse and they are so lively and chill. i think i might leave the tamerine until í only have 1 or 2 wrasses as dynamic is grest at the moment but thank you all for ur help

It's not fighting you should worry about but the potential competing for pods. Saying that, you should be fine as I had both.