Adding Fairy Wrasse Pair

[bpro32]

I'm upgrading tanks, and have a chance to add a pair of Pink Margin Fairy wrasse to the tank first before I add the rest of my wrasses (and the rest of my fish). Am I asking for trouble? I currently have:

Male orange back (the most assertive of the group)
Male pintail
Male Naoko
Female Katherine's

 

[pcon]

Article by our favorite wrasse expert on the topic:

'Pairing' Wrasses: That's Not How Any of this Works!

It is something I read often: “Where can I buy a female for my male ____ wrasse?” Or: “I want to buy another ____ wrasse and pair them up!” Wait! Time out for a minute! First, we really need some understanding of how wrasses interact and live...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[bpro32]

Article by our favorite wrasse expert on the topic:

'Pairing' Wrasses: That's Not How Any of this Works!

It is something I read often: “Where can I buy a female for my male ____ wrasse?” Or: “I want to buy another ____ wrasse and pair them up!” Wait! Time out for a minute! First, we really need some understanding of how wrasses interact and live...

www.reef2reef.com

Perfect, thank you. I had read most of the other articles about wrasse but hadn’t seen this one.
I’ll shoot for just one then. Thanks!

 

[evolved]

Of course, I'll always advocate for just a single - no pairs.

Also, if you're going to have any issues, it would be the naoko not taking kindly to a new addition.

 

[bpro32]

Of course, I'll always advocate for just a single - no pairs.

Also, if you're going to have any issues, it would be the naoko not taking kindly to a new addition.

Thats what I thought as well. I added the Naoko, Katherine’s, and Orange back all at the same time and in the beginning the Naoko was the least friendly. Now however I think it’s at the bottom of the pecking order. Even the female Katherine’s seems to be more dominant.

Do you think it’s a good idea to add the new wrasse to the tank first or should I go with the acclimation box?

 

[evolved]

Do you think it’s a good idea to add the new wrasse to the tank first or should I go with the acclimation box?

Always use the box - cheap insurance to test things out.