Wrasse question

[KorD]

Yesterday I picked up a Six line. I acclimated it to the water of my tank, and so on.. Upon release he swam straight for the rocks to hid out until he got to know the tank mates.. Today he is doing great and swimming all around.
I noticed that in the sign of danger that it darts and takes cover under the underside of one of the many bubble tip anemones I have in the tank.. This is also where it was sleeping last night. I am by far no expert, but i guess the tentacles of the nem stings and the underside does not since it is perfectly fine today.

Has anyone else noticed this behavior with a wrasse?

 

[pscott99]

I had a yellow wrasse that did the same thing until he jumped. Something they are also known to do. I have a goby that has lived in my live rock for years and only comes out at feeding time. Very skittish fish types.

 

[KorD]

I put a lit on my tank a week before getting this wrasse.. this is the first time I have had to baby proof my tank.. LOL

 

[Kyuss414]

I've heard six lines can be bold and aggressive but I'm a firm believer of you never can tell how a particular fish will be. I posted a thread about having to move my harlequin tusk to my sump because he was becoming quite a bully, a fish known to be "shy & timid" that was never either of those from the day I brought him home. On the flip side I have a niger trigger that's extremely skittish, and when he does come out swims up and down the same 5" of glass on one side of the tank unless it's feeding time (or thinks it's feeding time) and a chainlink eel that's out and about daily, probably more active than the trigger. Guess the peculiarities of individual fish is part of what makes SW so interesting, but sure can make stocking a challenge. I guess a six line being a bit skittish is probably the better end of that spectrum to be on though because I've read more than once someone tearing their tank apart to get the devil fish that picks on everything out of there lol.

 

[KorD]

I've heard six lines can be bold and aggressive but I'm a firm believer of you never can tell how a particular fish will be. I posted a thread about having to move my harlequin tusk to my sump because he was becoming quite a bully, a fish known to be "shy & timid" that was never either of those from the day I brought him home. On the flip side I have a niger trigger that's extremely skittish, and when he does come out swims up and down the same 5" of glass on one side of the tank unless it's feeding time (or thinks it's feeding time) and a chainlink eel that's out and about daily, probably more active than the trigger. Guess the peculiarities of individual fish is part of what makes SW so interesting, but sure can make stocking a challenge. I guess a six line being a bit skittish is probably the better end of that spectrum to be on though because I've read more than once someone tearing their tank apart to get the devil fish that picks on everything out of there lol.

The true devil fish was the blue damsel I got rid of last week... He tormented everything in my tank.

My stock is Royal Gramma, Six line wrasse, Pajama cardinal, two Clownfish, blue green chromis, pygmy angle, conch, and electric blue hermit crab.
After the damsel left, everyone in the tank was happy and started to roam more of the tank.. Yesterday I added the wrasse and gramma to the tank.. a guy on the local forum here needed them gone because of an upcoming move. Since I had room I took them in :)

I know a lot of people dear not put their hands in the tank because Clowns can draw blood... My clowns and also the wrasse will come up to be petted if I put my hands in the tank to do something... Those three have great personalities and are awesome!