The Wrasse Lover's Thread!

[saltyhog]

Aquaph8 was that a venustus I saw briefly? How do your angels do with your corals (I only saw SPS and a goni?) do you have any LPS or zoas?

 

[Aquaph8]

Aquaph8 was that a venustus I saw briefly? How do your angels do with your corals (I only saw SPS and a goni?) do you have any LPS or zoas?

Yes, i also have a regal. I never had any LPS and the zoas were eaten pretty fast. I do have a clam and some larger pink palys that he doesn't touch though. I wondered about that goni when I added it but they don't seem to care about it.

 

[saltyhog]

Yes, i also have a regal. I never had any LPS and the zoas were eaten pretty fast. I do have a clam and some larger pink palys that he doesn't touch though. I wondered about that goni when I added it but they don't seem to care about it.

Thanks! I've always wanted a Red Sea Regal but I have too many LPS and zoas ...maybe in my next tank. My goni isn't getting eaten but my clowns think he's their anemone substitute. So far they haven't hurt him but I'm a little worried all the wallowing in him they do may cause problems. LOL.

Back to subject....my P. attenuatus while in QT. So hard to photograph but I'll try to get one now that he is in the DT, his color has changed a lot since being added.

My Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Nice video Brett!

 

[Aquaph8]

Nice video Brett!

Thanks, I just used my iPhone for that one. The video is a little less quality with the phone but the colors are so much closer than my video camera.

 

[Justin1997]

Thanks! I've always wanted a Red Sea Regal but I have too many LPS and zoas ...maybe in my next tank. My goni isn't getting eaten but my clowns think he's their anemone substitute. So far they haven't hurt him but I'm a little worried all the wallowing in him they do may cause problems. LOL.

Back to subject....my P. attenuatus while in QT. So hard to photograph but I'll try to get one now that he is in the DT, his color has changed a lot since being added.

My Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse.

Wow love the pink margin, what lighting is it under live aquaria looks nothing like this http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1402&pcatid=1402

 

[saltyhog]

That's under LED (Vega Color fixture...blues about 90%, white 50%, green and red about 25%)

 

[rob3rt]

Anybody have any experience with leopard wrasses? Been thinking of adding a pair to my tank, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Aquaph8]

Anybody have any experience with leopard wrasses? Been thinking of adding a pair to my tank, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hardest part is getting healthy specimens to start with, other than that have an established tank with lots of pods.

 

[rob3rt]

Hardest part is getting healthy specimens to start with, other than that have an established tank with lots of pods.

The tanks been up for about a year now, thanks for the reply

 

[Aquaph8]

The tanks been up for about a year now, thanks for the reply

Also make sure they have peaceful tank mates, they don't tolerate bullying. They need a sand bed to sleep in too, don't be alarmed if they don't come out of the sand for a while upon introduction.

 

[rob3rt]

Thanks, hopefully I'll find a good one and post updates

 

[MIKE NY]

IMO the Melegris and Ornate are among the more common and easiest to acclimate. As mentioned don't be alarmed if it stays buried for a couple of days or longer. My Blue Star stayed buried for almost three weeks before it stayed out longer than a few minutes. Small pieces of myysis work well into getting them eating prepared foods. ....GL

 

[eatbreakfast]

I would also add bipartitus to the list of faily common and an "easier" species.

 

[Paul87]

Halichoeres chrysus also seems to be a popular & hardy species of wrasse that I would add to the "easy" list as well.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

 

[Mattyice008]

Got a question for you wrasse people! Say I love wrasses..and want to put them in a big reef tank, we'll say 100g for example. St one point or another, aiptasia are always bound to pop up at one point or another. Can't put peppermint shrimp in for them because the wrasse will eat them..copperbands are picky and not an option.. Neither are filefish. And I don't want to have to go through a bottle of aiptasia x every month. Need a longterm prevention. Any ideas?

 

[Greenstreet.1]

You can try adding the shrimps first before you add the wrasses I have two cleaners and two peppermints all are fine but peppermints hide during the day

 

[N1Husker]

Got a question for you wrasse people! Say I love wrasses..and want to put them in a big reef tank, we'll say 100g for example. St one point or another, aiptasia are always bound to pop up at one point or another. Can't put peppermint shrimp in for them because the wrasse will eat them..copperbands are picky and not an option.. Neither are filefish. And I don't want to have to go through a bottle of aiptasia x every month. Need a longterm prevention. Any ideas?

I bought a large bottle of Aiptasia X from Amazon, it will probably last me several years. I kept the little bottle and the applicators so I can refill it. The larger bottle is much cheaper than the little bottle. I can't add anymore critters to my tank. I have two wrasses in my 120 gallon and a coral banded shrimp, so I don't know if the shrimp would survive. I have tried peppermint shrimp in the past with no luck whatsoever. They just don't seem to do anything. I put them in the tank and they just disappear and I would only see them once in awhile, but they never went after the aiptasia. The only thing I personally see eat aiptasia is my red legged hermit crabs, and I only saw that once.

 

[Justin1997]

Got a question for you wrasse people! Say I love wrasses..and want to put them in a big reef tank, we'll say 100g for example. St one point or another, aiptasia are always bound to pop up at one point or another. Can't put peppermint shrimp in for them because the wrasse will eat them..copperbands are picky and not an option.. Neither are filefish. And I don't want to have to go through a bottle of aiptasia x every month. Need a longterm prevention. Any ideas?

Why are filefish not an option? I have one cleaned my aiptasia out very fast, took about a month to get him to eat it (didn't feed as much in that time) but when it started it cleaned up great.