The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

Armydogracing · Nov 28, 2016

The hunters lol 8" Formosa and 7" Red Coris

townjas · Nov 28, 2016

Armydogracing said:
The hunters lol 8" Formosa and 7" Red Coris

I have 3 smaller halichoeres wrasses and I would worry they would get picked on by a corris in my 150

Armydogracing · Nov 28, 2016

Mine seem to be fine even with new comers. My tangs are another story they bully new comers

Mike_J · Nov 28, 2016

Myka said:
Just added to the QT. :)

So jealous! Beautiful! :p

evolved · Nov 28, 2016

townjas said:
I have 3 smaller halichoeres wrasses and I would worry they would get picked on by a corris in my 150

Armydogracing said:
Mine seem to be fine even with new comers. My tangs are another story they bully new comers

Usually the temperament of Coris species isn't too bad. The issues with them in reef tanks tend to be the motile invert appetite as well as their ability to flip anything over they can looking for food (especially when they get big).
If you're not keeping small motile inverts and you glue down all your corals & rocks, they can work in a reef tank.

I see Armydog has a nice abalone in there; I'm guessing he relies on abalones in place of snails (too big for a Coris to eat).

Salty1962 · Nov 28, 2016

mewg said:
My yellow tail tamarin wrasse.

How can you sex the Yellow tail? I have one I've had for 4 years and it's pattern hasn't changed, same as pictured.

Myka · Nov 28, 2016

Mike_J said:
So jealous! Beautiful! :p

He is! I've been waiting patiently while my LFS found him for me - we missed out on the last couple that QM had. He's doing well in the QT along with some dither fish - they just got PraziPro last night and today was the first day he's been cruising the tank and meeting me at the front for food. I fed him 6 times today, so he had a few chances to figure it out! His favorite is the homemade mash I make, but he also likes live blackworms. He's a bit picky.

eatbreakfast · Nov 29, 2016

Salty1962 said:
How can you sex the Yellow tail? I have one I've had for 4 years and it's pattern hasn't changed, same as pictured.

The pattern changes pretty drastically when they transition into males.

townjas · Nov 29, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
The pattern changes pretty drastically when they transition into males.

dang it now I have another wrasse to add to my wish list!

foxngn · Nov 30, 2016

Armydogracing said:
Couple more of mine

May i know what sp. of wrasse is that on the first picture?

Armydogracing · Nov 30, 2016

foxngn said:
May i know what sp. of wrasse is that on the first picture?

Cirrhilabrus filamentosus

MCooper · Nov 30, 2016

Still can't decide on final fish for my 90 gallon. Need a wrasse with color and personality! Have a McCoskers right now in the tank and his belly is white, does this change?
Also still looking for fish ideas so send them along!

MCooper · Nov 30, 2016

How hard is Macropharyngodon bipartitus to keep?

Slyler · Nov 30, 2016

I have a Melanurus wrasse, it seems to attack and eat my snails, Nassarius, Mexican Turbo, fighting conch, really every clean up crew member. Will this ever stop? I tried feeding more, but that brings out the Nassarius snails and he goes for them even with other food in the tank. Wondering if this is just considered acceptable losses, or if there is a way to get him to stop eating them.

I have tried to find some information on leopard wrasse's to see if they would eat snails as well, I can't seem to find anything, so would that mean they won't hunt them like the Malanurus does? I really want to add the blue star leopard wrasse.

Thank you for the help!

evolved · Nov 30, 2016

DrCooper said:
Still can't decide on final fish for my 90 gallon. Need a wrasse with color and personality! Have a McCoskers right now in the tank and his belly is white, does this change?

It likely will with more wrasses. Some additional Paracheilinus species would likely bring more color and flashing behavior.

DrCooper said:
How hard is Macropharyngodon bipartitus to keep?

One of the easier species of Macropharyngodon, but still with caveats of the genus.

Slyler said:
I have a Melanurus wrasse, it seems to attack and eat my snails, Nassarius, Mexican Turbo, fighting conch, really every clean up crew member. Will this ever stop? I tried feeding more, but that brings out the Nassarius snails and he goes for them even with other food in the tank. Wondering if this is just considered acceptable losses, or if there is a way to get him to stop eating them.

Sorry, but no - there's nothing you can do to deter that behavior short of feeding more (which you've clearly tried already).
It's just the luck of the draw with the species - usually specimens are not that hard on inverts, but some are.
When/if you add new snails, do such in the evening after the melanurus has gone to bed. It will view anything it sees you add to the tank as possible food.

Slyler said:
I have tried to find some information on leopard wrasse's to see if they would eat snails as well, I can't seem to find anything, so would that mean they won't hunt them like the Malanurus does? I really want to add the blue star leopard wrasse.

Macropharyngodon pose no risk to motile inverts.

shadow1013 · Nov 30, 2016

I lost one of my pintails :( But the one that is still around is great. He follows me all over the tank, sometimes comes up to my hands while they are in the tank.

DrCooper said:
Still can't decide on final fish for my 90 gallon. Need a wrasse with color and personality! Have a McCoskers right now in the tank and his belly is white, does this change?
Also still looking for fish ideas so send them along!

gotwins86 · Nov 30, 2016

Just added a Lubbock's wrasse to my tank. My red head solon wrasse is not a fan. Constantly horrassing and attacking. Only been a day but are they establishing a pecking order or will the my solon never stop attacking? My red velvet could care less with the new lubbock.

Luke Schnabel · Dec 1, 2016

@evolved Quick question. I just bought a Hoeven's Wrasse(Halichoeres melanurus)... I had it in QT for about 6 weeks. It was fat and healthy with zero signs of any stress so I put it in my display.... over a week ago. I have only seen it the day I put it in the tank. I Haven't seen it since. Is this normal for a wrass to hid out this long?

eatbreakfast · Dec 1, 2016

Luke Schnabel said:
@evolved Quick question. I just bought a Hoeven's Wrasse(Halichoeres melanurus)... I had it in QT for about 6 weeks. It was fat and healthy with zero signs of any stress so I put it in my display.... over a week ago. I have only seen it the day I put it in the tank. I Haven't seen it since. Is this normal for a wrass to hid out this long?

Though, not @evolved, perhaps I can help. While most burying wrasses emerge after a day or two, in some instances they may stay buried for an extended period, even as long as a month.

Halichoeres wrasses will bury when threatened. It may be scared from being caught from qt. Also, if it is being bullied it may stay buried.

eatbreakfast · Dec 1, 2016

gotwins86 said:
Just added a Lubbock's wrasse to my tank. My red head solon wrasse is not a fan. Constantly horrassing and attacking. Only been a day but are they establishing a pecking order or will the my solon never stop attacking? My red velvet could care less with the new lubbock.

It should settle down in another day or two, though may not ever stop completely, as the solorensis will remind the lubbocks of the hierarchy.