Wrasses?

[h2offshore]

I had 5 wrasses in my 180 reef and they were eating every shrimp, crab, or snail I put in there. So I caught 3 of them with my home made fish trap but two of them will just not go in there. These two are Adult Red Corris, and Black Bird Wrasse, the only wrasses that seemed to be a major threat are the ones I have already caught. Do you think it will be ok to leave these two in there because i really like the way they make the tank look.

 

[poniegirl]

Well, if they aren't bothering anything and you like them, you should leave them!
What were the wrasses that you removed? I have heard that bird wrasses can be rather nasty to tankmates?

 

[h2offshore]

My bird wrasse is the most mellow of all the wrasses. The ones I took out were a mexican wrasse, a wrasse I caught out here years ago, and a smaller red corris.