Need info on a Formosa Wrasse

[pondboy]

I just purchased this cool looking fish. Kinda of looks like a clown fish - orange with white stripes. He's a tough one, he's holding his own against my two clowns. The LFS said he is reef safe.
I hear that he will change his appearance completely when he becomes an adult.
Any info or experience is appreciated. I am wondering if he'll eat my snails/shrimp. He does seem pretty aggressive. He's pecked at a rock and pulled worms out I didn't know where there.
Thanks

 

[aw2x3]

Definately not reef safe...just another instance where you need to do your own research and not just listen to the LFS. Your snail/hermit/crab/shrimp population will soon be decimated.
They're quite aggressive too and will most likely pick on/kill smaller fish, once it becomes an adult.
They should be kept in FO tank, with other large, semi-aggressive to aggressive fish.

 

[ci11337]

Originally Posted by AW2x3
Definately not reef safe...just another instance where you need to do your own research and not just listen to the LFS. Your snail/hermit/crab/shrimp population will soon be decimated.
They're quite aggressive too and will most likely pick on/kill smaller fish, once it becomes an adult.
They should be kept in FO tank, with other large, semi-aggressive to aggressive fish.
sad to say it but if it really is a formosa wrasse AW2x3 is right, never trust a LFS, at one in my area the lady tried to sell me a sailfin tang for my 55...

 

[pondboy]

crap. i looked on here and they didn't have any info

 

[pondboy]

Due to my catlike reflexes and my superior stalking, I scooped him out of my 150 gallon tank with all that live rock. Now he resides in my sump to be returned to the LFS.

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[aw2x3]

Out here, in the Midwest, they're extremely hard to find and when you do, they're really expensive ($150+). I was in Florida, a few weeks ago, and found a store that had numerous specimens, selling for aprox. $80. If I would've had the proper means, I would've brought one home with me.

 

[pondboy]

well it only cost me 35 bucks . thank god because i put it in my sump . when i looked in there this moring he was crab food

i didn't think that crab could catch him . last time i listen to the LFS

 

[cjml]

I am sorry for your fish-I hate that he died...I have 3 wrasses-my bird nose wrasse is the main culprit when it comes to eating crustaceans - the other 2 don't bother them too much. And they don't bother the few corals that I have.I think you should have given him more time - he may have worked out till you found him another home. And I hate that the lfs did not give you accurate information. I did the same thing when I bought my bird nose-but we really liked the fish& felt a responsibility- so we adjusted things and kept him. They are very big eaters- we feed alot and do frequent water changes!! :happyfish :happyfish