Bird Wrasse

[rara12]

We have one at the shop and it was in a 110 with a brazillian dragon eel and pbt. We had to move him and the pbt to a 110 reef. Will he devistate the reef???

 

[i<3fish]

Yes, he will eat inverts. They are also pretty aggressive. I would move him before you lose something that is cherished. I have been looking into a Bird Wrasse. How is he?

 

[rara12]

he's an active swimmer. Pretty fish, lots of personality. The only inverts in the tank are the corals. And a sally light foot and one really really big cleaner shrimp. will is still destroy the place, i know ppl have lions in reefs so is it kinda like that?

 

[unleashed]

i keep a male and female bird wrasse in my 300 reef they realy dont bother anything I keep snails crabs cleaner shrimps and smaller fish with them.they do wonders at keeping bristle worms under contral.i will say any fish if he left unfed for a period of time will revert to natural behavior im feeding but if feed regularly on a daily basis they can prove to be very good reef enhabitants

 

[v-lioness]

I also have a Male & female in my 300, my male has killed gobies and other small fish (he did this before I got him) and my female will kill inverts. She was in with urchins for almost two years before she started killing them, I pulled my last two from the tank. Both were in my reef and never touched corals, neither have bothered any of my fish.
Kaye

 

[unleashed]

I realy dont count the inverts i add to my tank as stock they are usefull for the time they are there but they are part of the natural diet of many of my fish including my shark.so i pretty much count those as midnight munchies on the go lol,i restock those as needed

 

[rara12]

ok thanks guys.