2 wrasses in 40G

[cooperdude916]

Hi, i just got a new 40 breeder set up and I'm trying to figure out what I want to put in it while I wait for it to finish cycling.

Here's what I've been thinking:
Naked clown
Purple firefish
Yellow head jawfish
Flame or coral beauty angel
And then some sort of wrasse.

As I do want to keep corals I'm kind of considering 2 wrasses instead of an angel. Is it possible to keep 2 different wrasses together in a 40G breeder? If so what are my options?

 

[92Miata]

Depends on the wrasses.

I had a 58 years back (same footprint, just deeper) with a Solarensis (Cirrhilabrus), Cyanopleura (Cirrhilabrus), Melanarus (halichoeres), and Radiant (halichoeres).



The fairy wrasses didn't seem to know the Halichoeres wrasses existed (and vice versa). There was some squabbling, between the congenerics - but not all that bad. I don't think I'd do it again - not as dense atleast- and the halichoeres might be too big for a 40.

Did you have specific fish you were planning on? If you said "I want a Fairy wrasse and a possum wrasse" I'd tell you to just do it - if you were asking about a sixline and a possum - or two male flashers, it'd be different.

 

[cooperdude916]

Depends on the wrasses.

I had a 58 years back (same footprint, just deeper) with a Solarensis (Cirrhilabrus), Cyanopleura (Cirrhilabrus), Melanarus (halichoeres), and Radiant (halichoeres).



The fairy wrasses didn't seem to know the Halichoeres wrasses existed (and vice versa). There was some squabbling, between the congenerics - but not all that bad. I don't think I'd do it again - not as dense atleast- and the halichoeres might be too big for a 40.

Did you have specific fish you were planning on? If you said "I want a Fairy wrasse and a possum wrasse" I'd tell you to just do it - if you were asking about a sixline and a possum - or two male flashers, it'd be different.

I don't really have anything in specific in mind. I was thinking a Halichoeres like a yellow corris or a Christmas wrasse and then either a fairy, flasher, or possum. I am very open to ideas right now as I just started the cycle on the new tank. So I've got quite awhile to figure it out.

 

[92Miata]

Just be careful and make sure the two fish have different niches.

Flashers and Fairies are open water feeders and swimmers. Halichoeres/Pseudochenelius/Wetmorella/Macropharngydon wrasses all hunt copepods/amphipods/microcrustaceans.

 

[cooperdude916]

Just be careful and make sure the two fish have different niches.

Flashers and Fairies are open water feeders and swimmers. Halichoeres/Pseudochenelius/Wetmorella/Macropharngydon wrasses all hunt copepods/amphipods/microcrustaceans.

Okay sounds good. I'm going to look into more specific ones when I'm home from work. I'll ask some more questions about them when I find more specifics.