When your wife Hates Wrasses. Whats your go to for smaller reef safe fish ( 72 gallon)

[southerntnreefer]

Mine are pretty active. I have two and they spend a good amount of time swimming in the water column. They do like to dart in and out of their burrow as well. They will school as I believe was mentioned by someone else, so if you get several that can be a real nice feature of your tank.

Weve got 6 blue reef chromis now. Figured that would be a good excuse to help the gobies come out. That was on the list to aquire next.

 

[southerntnreefer]

Yes, it shouldn't be a problem. These are open water plankton eaters.

Multiple feedings like anthias?

 

[jesspal]

Royal Gramma
Azure Damsel
Black Cap Basslet
firefish or some variety

 

[nereefpat]

Multiple feedings like anthias?

Meh, they don't need it. There's been a slightly deformed striped blenny swimming around in one of the tanks at my "local" Petco for over a year. A couple feedings a day is good for all fish though, except certain predators.

 

[southerntnreefer]

Meh, they don't need it. There's been a slightly deformed striped blenny swimming around in one of the tanks at my "local" Petco for over a year. A couple feedings a day is good for all fish though, except certain predators.

ive always done the 1, but the more i read maybe, ive been doing it wrong all along... i always worry about nutrients, but ive got good filtration on the tank...

 

[southerntnreefer]

Whats the likelyhood of 1 male Lyretail Anthias being a good idea? do they do well alone, or loose color?

 

[Tamberav]

FYI Fairies and flashers are not really pod eaters.

Buy this one and tell her it is a basslet.

 

[southerntnreefer]

FYI Fairies and flashers are not really pod eaters.

Buy this one and tell her it is a basslet.

She would say "isnt our gramma a basslet? Why are they not fighting" LOL that is gorgeous!

 

[LegendaryCG]

why she so anti wrasses??

i say drop the wife and get them wrasses!!!

Reef tank = $$$
Wife = $$$

Reef tank + wife = $$$$$$

Therefore the only logical solution is 2 reef tanks and no wife (or two wives and no tank but that’s an entirely different equation)

 

[southerntnreefer]

Reef tank = $$$
Wife = $$$

Reef tank + wife = $$$$$$

Therefore the only logical solution is 2 reef tanks and no wife (or two wives and no tank but that’s an entirely different equation)

We have two tanks already LOL! SHe has hers with a clown pair, nems and a watchman. I have mine, but i try to be good as mine is in the main living area, to have fish everyone enjoys.

 

[Tamberav]

Maybe she just has not seen a wrasse she likes? It is hard for me to imagine someone disliking all wrasse since they are so many colors and types...with many being peaceful

 

[Crustaceon]

Saddle Valentini puffer. It’s a pufferfish...in your tank. It’s hard for it not to be a conversation piece.

 

[Alchameth]

Where's the dottyback luvin?!?!?!

Neon, Black Neon, or Springeri Dottyback. The colors are amazing, and they have more of a snake/eelish movement to them when they swim. Mine prowls the rock looking for tasty tidbits to snack on between feedings.

 

[southerntnreefer]

Maybe she just has not seen a wrasse she likes? It is hard for me to imagine someone disliking all wrasse since they are so many colors and types...with many being peaceful

Thos are beautiful!

 

[southerntnreefer]

Where's the dottyback luvin?!?!?!

Neon, Black Neon, or Springeri Dottyback. The colors are amazing, and they have more of a snake/eelish movement to them when they swim. Mine prowls the rock looking for tasty tidbits to snack on between feedings.

Thats a nope then.. you had me until eel. She deathly hates eels, creep her out, i got away with a bicolor blenny... shes on to me!

 

[Topekoms]

Easy solution get a divorce and trade her in for a bigger tank.

 

[southerntnreefer]

Easy solution get a divorce and trade her in for a bigger tank.

Call me crazy, but I love my tank size, and kinda find of her too.

 

[Privateye]

I posted the same thing on another similar thread recently, but if you want to go small I'd recommend a green clown goby. They tend to live in corals (without harming them) and mine has zero issues with my clowns or my flame hawk. I've had him for 9 years. At 1" they hardly add to the bioload.

 

[Raysup88]

Yellow tang!!

 

[mfollen]

Tominis don’t get big. Mystery wrasse is a good alternative as it’s different than other wrasses