christmas wrasse

[jay0705]

Hi. Iam looking for sum info on these guys. Saw one at the lfs and iam thinking of getting it. I just have heard so many bad things bout sum wrasse. I have 2 clowns and a gramma rt now. Thinking a coral beauty,possibly a yellow tang or fox face to finish the tank. Would he wrk in this set up? Its a 75 gal fowlr

 

[spongeycrab]

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Originally Posted by jay0705 http:///t/394644/christmas-wrasse#post_3512536
Hi. I am looking for sum info on these guys. Saw one at the lfs and I am thinking of getting it. I just have heard so many bad things bout sum wrasse. I have 2 clowns and a gramma rt now. Thinking a coral beauty,possibly a yellow tang or fox face to finish the tank. Would he work in this set up? Its a 75 gal fowlr
He would be completely fine. Especially in a FOWLR. Though they are also great reef candidates because they are know for not eating inverts. and being almost as reef safe as yellow wrasse!

 

[jay0705]

Excellent thank you. Wasn't sure I read sumtin that they eat sum nuisance snails wanted to make sure my cerith would b ok as well my other fish

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by Spongeycrab http:///t/394644/christmas-wrasse#post_3512538
He would be completely fine. Especially in a FOWLR. Though they are also great reef candidates because they are know for not eating inverts. and being almost as reef safe as yellow wrasse!
They're actually KNOWN for eating small inverts and parasites on both fish and corals. They can aggravate smaller fish, but usually it's a non issue.
They will eat small snails, especially pyramidal snails, that are harmful to clams.
They only big requirement, is you have to have at least 2 inches of SAND substrate for the, because they sleep and hide in the sand bed.

 

[jay0705]

Ok thank u. I was all good w requirements. Went to get um yest and it seemed he may have had a spot or two of ich. I hate fish stores that run so many tanks on the same system. One tank gets it they all do!!!. I may try and have one ordered. Of the wrasse I've looked at they are both colorful and mostly docile

 

[spongeycrab]

They're actually KNOWN for eating small inverts and parasites on both fish and corals. They can aggravate smaller fish, but usually it's a non issue.
They will eat small snails, especially pyramidal snails, that are harmful to clams.
They only big requirement, is you have to have at least 2 inches of SAND substrate for the, because they sleep and hide in the sand bed.
Really? Halichoeres claudia? I must have wrong info I'm so sorry Jay.

 

[jay0705]

Lol np boss. Its a fowlr tank. Iam not overly worried what he'll eat aslong as its not my other fish lol. If I can find a healthy one it seems like it will b fine

 

[geridoc]

Christmas wrasse are great fish - hearty and peaceful. This was the first saltwater fish I ever had, and that was 37 years ago. It lived for 2 years, at a time when if a marine fish lived for two months people came from all around to see how you were doing it. I still miss that fish.

 

[jay0705]

Aww. That sounds like my kinda fish. With so many options u think it b easy to pick fish. But since my clowns and gramma, I haven't. Seen a must have fish, til the Christmas. A mandarin and coral beauty are def coming but the tank needs to age a bit more for them.

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by Spongeycrab http:///t/394644/christmas-wrasse#post_3512709
Really? Halichoeres claudia? I must have wrong info I'm so sorry Jay.
Yes. Most of the time they're a non issue and they're fine. But they are known for eating SMALL inverts, especially parasitic ones. In that way, they can be a really great addition to a reef tank, but sometimes they will go after shrimp as well. When they clean smaller fish, looking for parasites, it can scare or aggravate them.