Eight line flasher wrasse agressive?

[Lps_lover12]

How aggressive are these fish? After they go in the tank there would still be more flashers added, a melanurus and yellow coris, flame hawk, tang. I asked for a blue flasher but the store sold it and is offering to give me the red sea eight line flasher but im worried about agression. (Paracheilinus octotaenia) currently in the tank is two clowns and a foxface. Just want this to be peaceful since its being added pretty early and wont bully new fish.

 

[Crabby48]

Eightline flasher is bigger and little more aggressive than other flashers. It shouldn’t pay an attention to a yellow or melanurus. The melanurus would be the problem if anything. Only concern would be adding some other fairy’s or smaller flashers down the road.

 

[Lps_lover12]

Eightline flasher is bigger and little more aggressive than other flashers. It shouldn’t pay an attention to a yellow or melanurus. The melanurus would be the problem if anything. Only concern would be adding some other fairy’s or smaller flashers down the road.

Thats enough for me not to get it now. They do have some fairys in stock like pin tail fairy, rosy scales, and the long fin. Are any of those ok to add now then the other small flashers down the road? If not what other fish would you reccomend that is peaceful and active?

 

[Marine Iguana]

Flasher wrasses (even the eight line) are going to be less aggressive than most of the other wrasses in general. An eight line flasher should be fine with those fish, mine is a model citizen

 

[Coralreefer1]

Clowns can be very aggressive. Certain species of Centropyge Angels would make a nice addition. Many Gobies and Blennies will also make suitable tank mates.

 

[Jeeperz]

Thats enough for me not to get it now. They do have some fairys in stock like pin tail fairy, rosy scales, and the long fin. Are any of those ok to add now then the other small flashers down the road? If not what other fish would you reccomend that is peaceful and active?

I always loved my Tanaka pygmy possum wrasse but hard to find

 

[Lps_lover12]

Flasher wrasses (even the eight line) are going to be less aggressive than most of the other wrasses in general. An eight line flasher should be fine with those fish, mine is a model citizen

Glad to hear just read some people saying their agressive to new tank mates but i guess it all depends on the fish

 

[Lps_lover12]

Clowns can be very aggressive. Certain species of Centropyge Angels would make a nice addition. Many Gobies and Blennies will also make suitable tank mates.

Mine are odd like that, my foxface will swim right into their mushroom they host and just sit there and they just let him and dont care. I was looking at a midas blenny but that would be a lot of yellow in my tank

 

[CoralsAddiction]

They’re definitely packed with attitude and can be bossy. However, not violent.

 

[Lps_lover12]

They’re definitely packed with attitude and can be bossy. However, not violent.

Their such good looking fish! Do you think i will be ok adding it so early in the stocking list?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Their such good looking fish! Do you think i will be ok adding it so early in the stocking list?

What size tank? Based on your stock list it’s probably going to be on the larger side.
I think the odds are in your favor of being able to add more wrasses later. However, some of the shy wrasses may be hard to acclimate in the 8-lines presence even when there’s no chasing involved.
I had lost a couple of leopard wrasses who were threatened by a mere presence of a Melanurus wrasse in the tank even though he left everyone alone.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Found a video of the one I had almost 8 years ago. As you can see he was just minding his own business.

 

[OrionN]

They are larger than all the flasher but they are not aggressive. I grew mine from about 1.5 to 5+ inch. A model citizen in my (large) reef and never bother anybody.
Here are pictures of my pair.
Baby 1 May 10,2018

Male is the Baby1

 

[OrionN]

Here is the female

Male in full nuptial coloration

 

[Lps_lover12]

What size tank? Based on your stock list it’s probably going to be on the larger side.
I think the odds are in your favor of being able to add more wrasses later. However, some of the shy wrasses may be hard to acclimate in the 8-lines presence even when there’s no chasing involved.
I had lost a couple of leopard wrasses who were threatened by a mere presence of a Melanurus wrasse in the tank even though he left everyone alone.

Tank is 100 gallons, 4ft long. Even if i can only add the melanurus and yellow coris i will be happy

 

[Lps_lover12]

Found a video of the one I had almost 8 years ago. As you can see he was just minding his own business.

They really are eye catching!

 

[Lps_lover12]

Here is the female

Male in full nuptial coloration

Wow that male is absolutely gorgeous

 

[i cant think]

How aggressive are these fish? After they go in the tank there would still be more flashers added, a melanurus and yellow coris, flame hawk, tang. I asked for a blue flasher but the store sold it and is offering to give me the red sea eight line flasher but im worried about agression. (Paracheilinus octotaenia) currently in the tank is two clowns and a foxface. Just want this to be peaceful since it’s being added pretty early and wont bully new fish.

This will risk the chance of adding smaller flashers and fairies in the future. Most flashers are peaceful however the Octotaenia can be slightly more boisterous and depending on tank size may not allow other smaller similar species (Flashers or fairies). The 4’ tank will be a small issue as I have had a 5.5 inch fairy in mine and he was extremely active in it, IME, flashers are twice as active as a fairy is and so this specific flasher will ideally want a 5’ if not 6’ tank.

If you add fairies first, then you will want to choose wisely and monitor behaviour to see if you will be able to add flashers layer down the road. Those Cirrhilabrus you have mentioned should be alright but I would wait for the LFS to get in a blue flasher again and reserve it ASAP then once you add him, go for another flasher if you want more - in a 4’ tank I’d say 3 or 4 flashers would be a maximum and 4 or 5 fairies depending on other stocking and rockscape.

 

[Lps_lover12]

This will risk the chance of adding smaller flashers and fairies in the future. Most flashers are peaceful however the Octotaenia can be slightly more boisterous and depending on tank size may not allow other smaller similar species (Flashers or fairies). The 4’ tank will be a small issue as I have had a 5.5 inch fairy in mine and he was extremely active in it, IME, flashers are twice as active as a fairy is and so this specific flasher will ideally want a 5’ if not 6’ tank.

If you add fairies first, then you will want to choose wisely and monitor behaviour to see if you will be able to add flashers layer down the road. Those Cirrhilabrus you have mentioned should be alright but I would wait for the LFS to get in a blue flasher again and reserve it ASAP then once you add him, go for another flasher if you want more - in a 4’ tank I’d say 3 or 4 flashers would be a maximum and 4 or 5 fairies depending on other stocking and rockscape.

The only reason is that if i wait for them to get one in then it will have to be shipped. I order from this store online all the time but last time the flashers i got 2 out of 3 died. I then read that flashers in general dont ship too well. Do you think that this flasher would be ok with adding different fish down the road or would it just be agressive to new fish?

 

[OrionN]

My Eightline Flasher never shown any interest in any other fish, other than his female. None of my flashers ever show interest in biting any other fish, but they do flash at each other. Just fake fighting only. Most of my wrasses were shipped to me. the success rate is not 100% but not any worse than the norm for fish. Most of the flashers and fairies are easy to care for and take shipping OK.