Wrasse in a 75 Gallon need help!

[Fishn28]

I currently have plans to finish setting up my 75 gallon reef tank and want to add some wrasse (1-2)

I know some wrasse can be complete stinkers, but some can be angels

I currently have a juvenile H. garnoti but I've heard they can become aggressive when they get older, mine has shown no aggression so far

I love the looks of leopard wrasses and melanurus wrasse and wanted to know if one of them could live with my neon wrasse

I am willing to return my neon if it is going to become aggresive, or if I am able to house a Leopard and melanurus instead of the neon

Thanks for the help!

 

[JoJosReef]

@Slocke @Crabby48 @i cant think

I can't comment on the garnoti (think @tbrown might have a garnoti though), but flipside, my bipartitis leopard has been very peaceful, so might not expect aggression towards your garnoti or other wrasses.

 

[Fishn28]

@Slocke @Crabby48 @i cant think

I can't comment on the garnoti (think @tbrown might have a garnoti though), but flipside, my bipartitis leopard has been very peaceful, so might not expect aggression towards your garnoti or other wrasses.

that's a stunning fish

are they really as hard to keep as everyone says? how have you been able to successfully keep one?

 

[Slocke]

I currently have plans to finish setting up my 75 gallon reef tank and want to add some wrasse (1-2)

I know some wrasse can be complete stinkers, but some can be angels

I currently have a juvenile H. garnoti but I've heard they can become aggressive when they get older, mine has shown no aggression so far

I love the looks of leopard wrasses and melanurus wrasse and wanted to know if one of them could live with my neon wrasse

I am willing to return my neon if it is going to become aggresive, or if I am able to house a Leopard and melanurus instead of the neon

Thanks for the help!

It’s not a particularly aggressive wrasse and if you are careful and use an acclimation box you can sometimes avoid most aggression. Leopards are great once you get them acclimated. The issue is they are very sensitive and struggle to adjust to tanks and tank lighting schedules at first. Other wrasse I suggest are the smaller flasher and fairy wrasse like the blue flasher, and the Lubbocks fairy.

 

[Fishn28]

It’s not a particularly aggressive wrasse and if you are careful and use an acclimation box you can sometimes avoid most aggression. Leopards are great once you get them acclimated. The issue is they are very sensitive and struggle to adjust to tanks and tank lighting schedules at first. Other wrasse I suggest are the smaller flasher and fairy wrasse like the blue flasher, and the Lubbocks fairy.

is there a type of leopard wrasse that does the best?

 

[Slocke]

is there a type of leopard wrasse that does the best?

Bipartitus, ornatus, meleagris, negrosensis are all still difficult but doable

 

[tbrown]

I currently have plans to finish setting up my 75 gallon reef tank and want to add some wrasse (1-2)

I know some wrasse can be complete stinkers, but some can be angels

I currently have a juvenile H. garnoti but I've heard they can become aggressive when they get older, mine has shown no aggression so far

I love the looks of leopard wrasses and melanurus wrasse and wanted to know if one of them could live with my neon wrasse

I am willing to return my neon if it is going to become aggresive, or if I am able to house a Leopard and melanurus instead of the neon

Thanks for the help!

I have a Garnoti, Melanurus, and Leucoxanthus in my 125 (6'). They all coexist peacefully but they're all still females (except the Melanurus has begun transitioning, just not full male yet). My Garnoti was the last one added but is the fastest growing of the 3. She's also the most social and curious of the 3 and doesn't hide when I come to the tank.

 

[JoJosReef]

is there a type of leopard wrasse that does the best?

I think the issue is getting them safely into your tank and onto your light schedule. They are very hard to ship because they stress out and injure themselves. My blue star leopard is one of three that were shipped and the only one to survive. From now on I'll only be getting leopards locally, already awake and eating, and bringing them personally home. They should also be acclimated very slowly over days if they arrive at low salinity--in a tank with plenty of sand. Once they are in your tank alive and eating, they become very easy and pleasant.

 

[tbrown]

Blue Stars are beautiful fish. A little out of my price range. Maybe I'll do a Dragon Wrasse for my final? @Slocke