Clowns and Six Line Wrasse?

DarthReefer94 · Jan 3, 2019

Hey everyone. I am running a 12 gal. reef tank right now with 2 clowns (one black and one orange semis), an emerald crab, two baby blue legged hermits, two smaller turbo snails, and an assortment of LPS.

My setup is an arch and i'll be adding a small rock island underneath the arch soon to grow a new acan i picked up. My clowns are between 1.25-1.75". The black clown is bigger and more aggressive; the sucker bites my hand when i do stuff in the tank. The orange guy is calmer but he's feisty, too. I have recently been looking into getting a small six line wrasse. Not only do I like the fish, but I have recently developed a small worm problem that I am looking to nip in the bud.

Does anyone have an opinion on how the clowns would react to me adding a small (probably 1") wrasse in there? They would be in the 12 gal for at least a year, as I plan to upgrade to a 57 gal in 2020.

EmdeReef · Jan 3, 2019

In my tanks they’ve always ignored each other but in a small tank it may be an issue. Both are very aggressive, also keep in mind that a 6 line may limit what other fish you can keep and it may not eat worms. What kind of worm problem?

TheHerbanLegend · Jan 3, 2019

Should be fine considering the 6-line will be added in AFTER the clowns which is important, just do it with caution he does hold the potential to beat up your clowns a bit. If you have to give him a time out do so.

PDR · Jan 3, 2019

I think your tank is a little small for the wrasse and the clowns. What kind of worms?

davocean · Jan 4, 2019

I too think this tank is too small to add anything else, especially a sixline which will most likely be feisty and almost certain aggression issues w/ clowns.
It may even be too small for both clowns really.

DarthReefer94 · Jan 8, 2019

Sorry, everyone, I was away for the weekend. It seems like the consensus is that the tank is too small to add the wrasse, even a 1" little guy.

As for the worms, I have a separate thread trying to figure that one out, but right now it seems like the popular vote is that they are Dorvelleidae.