Dragon wrasse and Formosa

[crystles reef]

We are thinking of adding a dragon wrasse and a Formosa wrasse to our 180. Has anyone had an experience with either wrasse? Not sure if they would get along or not.

 

[jdiefenbaugh]

I kept a 16-18" C. formosa with a pair of terminal dragon wrasses, and the Coris gets way too big for a 180. They didn't fight, but they were in a large tank. Dragon wrasses are highly destructive, they will overturn or bury absolutely everything in the tank. This is literally what they do, all day long.

 

[crystles reef]

Thank you. Do you think we should not get the dragon wrasse?

 

[Arego]

I have an absolute unit of a queen coris / Formosa.. as they get bigger they can lift and tip impressively heavy rocks and definitely frags glued down should they feel so inclined.

Keep this in mind when securing frags or they will end up down between your rock work.

Mine isn't destructive, he's just hunting for treasures. The 250 has 15 wrasse and besides a chase here and there he's a model citizen. Just a strong one.

 

[jdiefenbaugh]

Thank you. Do you think we should not get the dragon wrasse?

That is up to you. I'll try to see if I can link a video, but they are fascinating fish to watch, especially a bonded pair. We kept them for many years in a reef tank, and I said I'd never do it again, but would love to observe them in the wild. Rock mover wrasse is definitely the more appropriate name for them.

 

[Arego]

Here he is, all 10"+ with al lot more to go before he will be donated to an aquarium.

That thick.. but cracking off.. coraline ;/

 

[crystles reef]

I have an absolute unit of a queen coris / Formosa.. as they get bigger they can lift and tip impressively heavy rocks and definitely frags glued down should they feel so inclined.

Keep this in mind when securing frags or they will end up down between your rock work.

Mine isn't destructive, he's just hunting for treasures. The 250 has 15 wrasse and besides a chase here and there he's a model citizen. Just a strong one.

Thank you. They will be in a fish only tank.

 

[crystles reef]

That is up to you. I'll try to see if I can link a video, but they are fascinating fish to watch, especially a bonded pair. We kept them for many years in a reef tank, and I said I'd never do it again, but would love to observe them in the wild. Rock mover wrasse is definitely the more appropriate name for them.

We’d love to see the video

 

[jdiefenbaugh]

Vimeo says this is 9 years old, so bear that in mind. You can see the dragon pair together and how big those Coris wrasses get. I'll apologize for any motion sickness ;Vomit

 

[crystles reef]

Vimeo says this is 9 years old, so bear that in mind. You can see the dragon pair together and how big those Coris wrasses get. I'll apologize for any motion sickness ;Vomit

Thank you for sharing

 

[crystles reef]

Here he is, all 10"+ with al lot more to go before he will be donated to an aquarium.

That thick.. but cracking off.. coraline ;/

Beautiful