Dragon Wrasse in reef tank????

[reef monster]

I have had this dragon wrasse in a 29gal. by himself. He eats Brine and Ghostshrimp just fine. I am wondering if it would be ok in my 75 gal. reef, here is the contents of the reef.
-2 percula clowns
-3 green chomisis
-1 large colt coral
-1 colony of yellow polps
-1 cleaner shrimp
-1 Yellow eyed tang
-1 sand sifting starfish
-1 blue linka starfish
-1 Yellow leather
-1 yellow finger leather
-1 Green-Brown botton polyp
Any info on this would be aprecheated, thank you all

 

[pufferlover]

According to my reference book the Dragon Wrasse's diet includes Crustaceans, meaty foods and they are mainly a bottom feeder. My lfs does keep the ones he has for sale in his various reef tanks (why he does this I do not know it is a lot of fun watching him try to catch a fish in those tanks). I have had a few of them over the years and enjoyed them but they are very mellow and it seems bigger fish like to go after their top antenna things (no ides what they are called), Every one I had ended up with one or none after a few weeks. Mine all buried to sleep.

 

[preditor]

Thank you, the first day I got mine he was active for about 3 hours and then went under the sand. This scared the heck out of me becasue i didnt know that they did this so I thought that he was dead but then he came back up after a day or two. Thank toy for the info

 

[pufferlover]

You will find that the wrasse will go to bed about the same time every night whether the lights are on or off. I could almost set my watch by my wrasses in 3 of my tanks. Some will be up before the lights are on others after the lights are on. I find them to be one of the best fish you can get so many to choose from , pretty, and mainly very hardy compared to other types.

 

[saltwaterkid]

So what did you guys decide? Reef or not? Has anybody witnessed one eating a snail or crab? I was thinking of getting one myself since I hear they are kinda fun to watch.

 

[preditor]

im not sure about it yet, sometimes it just depends on the idividual fish. I was at the fish store today and I saw an adult dragon wrasse, BOY THOSE THIGNS ARE UGLY!!!!! but id still get a juvinile, might as well enjoy it before it grows up.

 

[pufferlover]

Actually I agree the juveniles of those and to me of the king (red) coris are better looking then the adults but it is just a personal thing.

 

[tjswanson]

I wouldn't put a dragon wrasse in a reef tank. They will eat snails and the sort. I wouldn't take the change, but it's your call. TJ

 

[slk3599]

Dragon Wrasses are also called Rock Mover Wrasses. I wouldn't put one in if you like the way the live rock is arranged. It won't stay that way for long. Your corals and such won't appreciate being turned upside down or falling into the sand bed. Food for thought

 

[shel]

I have had a dragon wrass for about 6mo and it is a very cool fish to watch. It is true that you could set your clock by him. He is very active, when he is wake. LOL he goes to bed about 10:00 everynite. Unless I have my hands in the tank, the he will go to bed early. It is also true he is a rock mover. Maybe I have been lucky, but he just moves the crabs and the little rocks. He collects all of it and puts it in his corner where he sleeps in the sand. He also claimed a feather duster. He keeps it in his area. Does not hurt it, but it his. Hope this helps.
Shel