So I’m still a ways off from adding any wrasses since I just ordered the tank and plan to let it fully cycle and really load up on pods first. But I know some types of wrasses require a deep sand bed and can be tricky together. That said, I definitely want to add some wrasses in my new tank (ideally ones that get along) to my 80-gallon, 4-foot tank (Innovative Marine SR Pro 2).
I’ll be moving some fish over from my other systems (not required, but initial plans), including a Royal Gramma, two clowns, a Diamond Goby, a Longnose Hawkfish, and possibly a Six-Line Wrasse. All of these fish currently get along in a much smaller tank, so I’m not too concerned about aggression there with that group, but definitely with other wrasses. I also only plan to add a smaller tang—most likely a Kole or Tomini.
My question is more about wrasses down the road. After letting the tank mature and build pods for 6 months to a year, are there some “cool” wrasse options that would work well in this setup? I really like Leopard Wrasses, but I know they can be tricky. I already culture Tisbe pods for my Mandarin and phyto, so I’d be willing to put the work in to keep a good pod population up and I likely will be waiting months before I add any fish to the tank to let populations explode for pods.
Do you think a Six-Line and a Leopard Wrasse would end up fighting? Are there other wrasses that would be better choices, or even combinations that could work together? I do have another tank available if I need to move the Six-Line to it so I can have better combinations in this tank.
Any ideas or experiences are appreciated.
