orangespot
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Can you tell me about it....a good fish to get? easy eater?
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sixline wrasse
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aidos
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Sixline Wrasse would be a great addition 4 ur tank, they are very active and interesting fish. i would try to make him one of ur last addition, as once they establish their terittories they can become aggresive to NEW additions.....although this is not allways the case. generally they are very friendly fish. Mine used to allways hang out with my Labouti wrasse untill they both commited suicide by jumpin out of my tank, even when i had eggcrate on top. So make sure u have a secure lid!
they will need around a 40-50 gallon tank. they are also very greedy and will eat anything....when i used to feed him he was just a blur of colour. they are very easy to care 4 aslong as u make sure the wrasse is in good condition when u buy him. most fatalites are cause by bad shipment.
So i think u will have no problem with this guy.
they will need around a 40-50 gallon tank. they are also very greedy and will eat anything....when i used to feed him he was just a blur of colour. they are very easy to care 4 aslong as u make sure the wrasse is in good condition when u buy him. most fatalites are cause by bad shipment.
So i think u will have no problem with this guy.
bean 1
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What fish are in your tank already? Sixlines are great fish. I actually purchased one a few years back before researching them and he was the second fish added to my 100g but I never had a problem. I have heard that they can sometimes terrorize later additions like the above poster mentioned. The can also have some issues if housed with other wrasses as well regardless of what order they were introduced. I probably lucked out because the tank has about 250# of LR so establishing a territory wasn't a problem especially given that some of his tankmates are also territorial (royal gramma...) Some other info..They don't bury themselves in the sand like many other wrasses and actually form a coccoon. They are also beneficial in controlling flatworms and bristle worms. Good luck!
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orangespot
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I have a reef tank but corals are green stars, mushrooms and polyps...nothing too intense. I have a 54 Corner with 50 pounds of live rock. I have golden head goby, percula clown, two chromis, yellow tail damsel, coral beauty, cleaner shrimp, 3 zebra hermits, blue linkia starfish, 9 bumble bee snails. All the fish are small. Does the sixline still sound good?
jonny bolt
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Yeah dude, it will be fine. good choice 
They arent slobs, and they dont get big, so it should be fine.
i am gittin one too. I originally wanted to doa Striped Bass tank, but right now I dont have room for a 100+ gallon tank, so I decided on a small community reef tank. I picked the Six Line Wrasse cuz they kinda resemble a Striper, but with a "marine twist"
Here's a larger Striper (Striped Bass) I caught out in the marsh last Summer...
They arent slobs, and they dont get big, so it should be fine. i am gittin one too. I originally wanted to doa Striped Bass tank, but right now I dont have room for a 100+ gallon tank, so I decided on a small community reef tank. I picked the Six Line Wrasse cuz they kinda resemble a Striper, but with a "marine twist"
Here's a larger Striper (Striped Bass) I caught out in the marsh last Summer...
donmgicwon
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I just got mine home and I'm in the acclim. process but he keeps sucking air at the water surface, should I be concerned?:nervous: :scared:
kdfrosty
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What's with people wanting to do a Striped Bass tank recently?!? Don't get me wrong, I love Stripers....they are great to catch, and get pretty large for a freshwater (or possibly brackish depending on where you live) fish. I just couldnt imagine the size tank that you would need to keep one. The Stripers we typically see here (on my hook hopefully) are 24+ inches.
On another note...I know nothing about the Six Line Wrasse besides what SWF.com and forum members say. Never owned one.
On another note...I know nothing about the Six Line Wrasse besides what SWF.com and forum members say. Never owned one.
kdfrosty
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Unfortunately our governor has decided to drain most of the Butte to allow water to Texas and the Southern Rio Grande Valley. The lake is at an all time low, and residents of Elephant Butte/Truth or Consequences are losing business because of it. It's a great lake to go to though...water sports, good shoreline, and good bass fishing. I'm planning on going fishing there in a couple of weeks!! Over the past few days we have gotten 1+ feet of snow, so it might be a bit chilly for Stripers still.
jonny bolt
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Yeah, you guys are fishing for the landlocked, freshwater, and hybrid Stripers. I live in New England, so ours are the original stock (saltwater) which mostly come from the Chesapeake Bay (and Delaware) and migrate North to my neck of the woods in the Spring. Striped Bass are anadramous, and can live in both salt and freshwater. Typical marsh/river Striper (keepers have to be 28" or more, this one was about 32", but I release them all)....
jonny bolt
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60 pound Striper from Massachussets.
They dont get this big in freshwater lol.
IGFA World Record Striper is 78.8 pounds, caught by Al McReynalds off a jetty in New Jersey back in like '83. The record still stands.
Anyway, I want to get my Six Line next week or so. I will update on how mine does
They dont get this big in freshwater lol.
IGFA World Record Striper is 78.8 pounds, caught by Al McReynalds off a jetty in New Jersey back in like '83. The record still stands.
Anyway, I want to get my Six Line next week or so. I will update on how mine does