With a mouth like that I would think it would eat everything in a reef tank but super cool looking
They are super cool but yes they will eat loads of polyps and other reef stuff... not reef safe at all imo.
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With a mouth like that I would think it would eat everything in a reef tank but super cool looking
Extremely beautiful fish tho. I would have one again once I get a bigger tank. All I see is the fish flaring up it’s fins at other fish. No fin nipping, no chasing around other fish.I’m no expert. My ruby longfin tries to start **** with every other fish in the tank. I have a smaller 30g. I am planning on re-homing him.
Not the greatest reef fish, however. Large ones can eat small fish.I just saw a pic of one of these Green Bird Wrasse:
Has to be one of the weirdest fish I have seen. Now I need a bigger tank so I can have one.. super cool looking fish.
If I may, this is a good place to start:I need some of you pros to help me out. I need to add more wrasse(s)? to the tank. Tank is 120g bare bottom. And plan to have corals. It’s been cycled since April and I’ve moved my fish from my smaller tank and added a few others. But I need color. Nice bright and brilliant colors and I think I can accomplish it with some wrasse. Bonus if one or two control pests as well as a just in case
I’d love to go through this thread but omg, 600 pages? Lol. I’ll be here all year.
What I have:
Black ice clown pair
Blood red clown
Tomini tang
Yellow flankers wrasse
Coral beauty
Lawnmower blenny
Blue throat trigger
There is another thread about wrasse addiction. I went through those pages and looked up the ones I didn’t know and tried figuring out if they would work in my tank. Rather not have aggression and have them on the hardy side. Took off the Scotts wrasse since I was told they are notorious for getting scared and hurting themselves.
There are so many out there. What are your thoughts on these and what else should I look at?
Orange back fairy
Mccoskers
Ruby longfin (blue or red flasher)
Flame wrasse
Lineatus (big money)
Exquisite
Diamond tail flasher
Feminus wrasse
Pink margin fairy male
Orange back fairy
Earl wrasse
Naoko fairy wrasse
Hooded fairy
Splendid pintail wrasse
I need to figure out how many I can add and if I need to add more than one at a time.
now I’ll start trying to go through some pages here. Thank you.
Not the greatest reef fish, however. Large ones can eat small fish.
The mature pair in the 20,000 gallon Long Island tank became enough of an issue that they had to be removed.
If I may, this is a good place to start:
All About Reef Safe Wrasses in Aquaria
Introduction My name is Hunter and I am a wrasse addict. Admitting such is the first step to buying another wrasse, I think. Wrasses are not only my passion, but my niche in this hobby since 2010. My tank is full of them, and unfortunately “regular” species are no longer exciting enough for...www.reef2reef.com
Also, if you consider a lineatus to be big bucks, there are some others on your list that will make you choke.
Thank you. I’ll check the link out. And the lineatus I saw in the 4-500 range. Most of the others when googling them and checking info on live aquaria, they were in the 50-150 range. While price is a factor, right now I need to narrow down a top 10 list and then I can use cost to cut that list. Lol
I might consider a $400-500 wrasse but not till later. Need the tank going for a year or so before I’m comfortable with that purchase.
google earlei and feminus wrasse and report back price
so I couldn’t find the earlie price. One someone sold years ago on here for $450. The feminus I saw $1000 and then love aquaria has a blue striped tamarin for $1200. Same?
I’ve learned that usually It isn’t the look of the fish but where and how they are acquired. Read about the earlie being deep and needing special equipment to get. So I understand but also that wrasse is very pretty. The feminus is cool with the yellow to blue fade but I wouldn’t pay premium because it isn’t the coloring I’m after.
like the gem tang, I think it’s ugly. I’d never buy that even if it was $50. Yet based on where and how they catch them the price is up there.
Young male.Anyone know the sex of Potters In above picture. Also what to look for when the change starts. I think female but the orange is showing on the body more and is brighter.
Thank you. Just started to look different but wasn’t sure if it was in my head.Young male.