Four spot wrasse

col

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Does anybody know if the four spot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is safe with cleaner shrimp and feather dusters.
This fish is yellow with a silver belly and four spots on dorsal fin(s) - sometimes called banana wrasee or yellow coris.
 

demosthenes

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The problems Coris wrasses have in Reef Tanks have to do with the diet and hunting behavior. Coris wrasses flip pieces of rubble or coral over to expose concealed prety items, which can cause damage to coral polyps. Subadult and adult Coris wrasses are also predators of snails, small clams, tube worms, ornamental crustacteans, sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. So, I would strongly advise against a Coris wrasse because of the feather dusters.
 

col

Active Member
Demosthenes
I'm not sure if the fourspot is a Coris wrasse. It's full name is Halichoeres Trispilus, and I know that a similar fish (Canary, Golden wrasse) is sometimes called Yellow Coris but is definitley not a Coris.
 
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