Any wrasse experts

[iidylii]

hi everyone...I'm just wondering if it's safe to house more then one wrasse? I have a mccoskers flasher and I was just wondering if I could add any more types of wrasse...i dont know if I have a male or female or if that matters...the tank they would be in is a 90 gallon cube thanks in advance

 

[jay0705]

A male will have a long top fin and flashes it. Females much shorter fin. You can keep multiple females w a male

 

[lmforbis]

Many wrasses also change sex

 

[Shilpan]

I've just been researching his too since I recently Got a wrasse.

As stated above harems are fine, but usually best if added all together or females first then male.

Some different species of wrasses can be kept together and some can not. So research whichever ones you like and see if they work

 

[iidylii]

Thanks guys...I was kind of looking at the exquisite fairy wrasse...not seriously looking yet but just asking questions for future reference :~}

First I might attempt to do something stupid like getting 4 two spot gobies to stay alive in my tank...in my opinion it's a big enough sand area for 4 pretty small sifters....and seeing as they recommend a 10 gallon tank my tanks foot print is probably 6, 10 gallon tanks...and who knows maybe I will get 1 or 2 females and it will be all good lol..if nothing else I will just give a couple to my brothers and dad if they aren't working out...these little guys are so hard to get going in a tank I swear...but I just love them...and I've been trying to be patient with the divers den getting a pair but so far nothing in a long time and I think I'm in need of some sifters moving some sand around and I like how 2 spots don't necessarily throw sand all over the place like the sleepers and what not...enough rambling on though lol thanks again and if u would like to scold me about the sifters I'm listening

 

[Shilpan]

Bulk Reef Supply has a channel on YouTube, I follow them regularly. They did a series called 52 weeks of reefinh where they set up a 160gallon tank with the science to back up yheir choice. In one of the recent brs160 update videos they talk about how they've had success with twinspot gobies. Maybe look at that.

 

[iidylii]

Oh cool thanks shilpan...ill definitely check that out

 

[iidylii]

I chatted with a brs guy online about the gobies and he says they have 3 of them in there 160 gallon...he says 2 are paired and one hides on the other side of the tank...and that guy is pretty skinny they said...I asked if he thought I would get 2 pairs if I were to get 4 gobies...he said not likely...in his opinion 2 would pair up and the other 2 would die off eventually from getting picked on and or starving...and as mean as this sounds really I just wanted to get 4 for the better chance of a couple of them surviving instead of just buying 2 and having one or both die...

we will see...I should probably just do the right thing and just go with 2 of them

 

[Shilpan]

I say get 2, if you get 4 you're gonna reduce the chance of all 4 surviving if they fight. Harder on your wallet and your fish.

Better to get two. Try it out. If it doesn't work then re-evaluate why it didn't work and possibly try two again. More chance of success I think?