Invert safe wrasse.. any experience?

dut

dut

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I would like to add a smaller wrasse to my tank and wasnt sure of my options. It has to be safe for inverts (shrimp,crabs,snails,searpent stars) and non aggressive to passive fish( firefish, clown goby, and watchman goby).
Just from personal preference Id prefer him not to be yellow as it seems every fish I buy is yellow. Tank is 180 gallon with 200lbs of rock. Has been cycled 4 months. Just looking for other peoples experience, also if you can think of a ideal fish to match that isnt a wrasse Im ok with that as well. Im not set in stone it has to be a wrasse, just from what Ive looked at they seem to be the best canidates. Thanks in advance.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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Check out thes. they are the ones i am researching-whipfin fairy wrasse, social fairy wrasse, joans or pennant fairy wrasse, I have been told most all of the fairy wrasses are reef safe.
 
dut

dut

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
Check out thes. they are the ones i am researching-whipfin fairy wrasse, social fairy wrasse, joans or pennant fairy wrasse, I have been told most all of the fairy wrasses are reef safe.
Nice! The picture below is the Social Wrasse you were talking about right? From what you have read and found out about them do they seem to be a risk to shrimp at all?

And this next one is the pennant.
 
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twistedbliss

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From my experience (and I'll be the first to admit that is is limited... I have had a lot of enjoyment with my Sixline Wrasse. My tank has snails, shrimp, sand-sifting crabs, and some coral and I have had no problems.
 
mbx5

mbx5

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I have a six line also. In many of my tanks I have had them and all do well. They can also help with flat worms and parasitic snails on clams.
 
poniegirl

poniegirl

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If you purchase a wrasse that has a smaller adult size (4 inches), your inverts will probably be safe.
Naturally, the larger the fish, the larger the prey and wrasse are carnivors.
The Social wrasse is my favorite. Great community fish.
 
renogaw

renogaw

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i too have been looking at the fairy wrasses, they are so beautiful. they are also upwards of $90 and i'm not willing to put that expensive of a fish in.
i have a book at home that shows upwards of 12 different fairy wrasses i could post the names later.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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not all are that much. check this site they have several under 30.00 and my lfs has two that are 34.00
 
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