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They do eat feather dusters but occasional individuals may leave the alone. Not worth the risk especially if its a nice feather duster like christmas tree worms or just a large one...Nice job! I've never had a wrasse, so I'm pretty ignorant on their care, benefits, etc. You did have me wanting to get one, right up until you mentioned that they may eat feather dusters. We have a large FD that is many years old, and I would hate to lose it to a hungry fish. Very informative video though!
I have heard in smaller tanks that damsels are a problem and that occasional individual damsels have attakced these wrasses even in large tanks. In most cases they were the yellow damsel though...color may be a problem.One of my favorite fishes for our tanks.
Are Halichoeres spp wrasses a risk with feather dusters? I've never heard that. I've never kept feather dusters with mine, admittedly. Small snails and small crustaceans are reportedly risky.
I would not advise keeping any wrasse species in groups in our aquariums. They all turn male and generally don't tolerate males of the same species. H. chrysus is among the easiest going wrasses, but is still a risk. Mixing different Halichoeres spp can be done successfully.
Good advice on the dottybacks. There is a potential compatibility issue there, especially if you aren't talking P. fridmani (orchid dotty). Damsels of are totally fine, however. There are lots of great Chrysiptera damsels.
I added a yellow and a kole tang. He may still be alive but at this point searching would do more harm than good.What stressed him? I have one that is doing pretty well. No other fish bothers him. Love the yellow on him and my bicolor angel. No interest at all in getting a yellow tang so those 2 guys shows all the yellow I'll need.
Most of my fish are tangs though. No large angels or carnivores.
I love YCW, problem is both I have had, have been eaten. I'll probably wait a while before getting another. Pretty bummed about that last one.