Can a Lunar Wrasse and a Six-Line Wrasse Be In the Same Tank?

[jam1e]

Hey .. Can a Lunar Wrasse and a Six-Line Wrasse be in the same tank? .. I don't have either of them in yet but I want one or the other and I was wondering if I could get both .. I've read some places that you can and some places that you can't so I was wondering what all your opinions were .. any help would be greatly appreciated ... thanks .. also .. if I can get both which one should I put in first?

 

[italianwjt]

depending on the tank size and whether u add them in at the same time or not

 

[clown123]

no way that lunar would eat that thing ive had expierince with lunars eating clowns!

 

[lauras]

I agree, Lunar would eat the 6 line. I fell in love with a Lunar at the LFS and they said they are aggressive and not reef safe (if you were adding corals. ) Plus everything I have read says no wrasse's together I tried two 6 lines together once and had to remove the second one ASAP :scared: it was not pretty. I was told it may have been different if I had put them in at the same time. But I won't do that again. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[francisco5]

My lunare is in a tank by itself put him in my display, did not know any better, and he started ripping up my firefish. I like the lunare now that it is by itself, but it will not be going in with my smaller fish or reef again.

 

[barbiganti]

Absolutely not. The Lunar Wrasse would turn the six-line into sushi before you could even blink. And even if the Lunar didn't eat the Six-line, the Lunar is so full of energy and is so quick to feed, there's no way the six-line would be able to compete for food. The six-line would be better for a peaceful reeftank. The Lunar would be a prime candidate for a large, fish-only with live rock system.

 

[reefer75]

I have a lunare, that is pretty calm with my fish. He does have a tendency to nip at the snails. They have adapted to only coming out at night so that they do not get eaten alive. I guess it helps if you have a fish that will bully the Lunare. I started off with a yellow tail damsel, and a 2 stripe clown. Then the lunare was added, and no problems between fish. Since then I added a Niger trigger, and he keeps him in check. None off my fish have battle scars, so I have to assume that they are even good at night to each other. I also have a blue velvet damsel that keeps the lunare in check. All in all no real problems with him.

 

[mrdc]

I was told no on the lunar with the fish I have by the LFS. I was told that he would be too aggresive for my fish except for maybe the dominos. And yes I have a 6-line.

 

[barbiganti]

Sounds to me like you did your homework on compatibility reefer. All of the fish you mentioned are semi-aggressive to aggressive fish, and highly comptaible because of that. Nice work.