Lunare Wrasse

[Earl Karl]

What is the growth rate on these guys? I have a 40 gallon breeder with an empty 125 that I'm going to set up in the future. However it will take a while until I finally move into my new house. I'm guessing a year at most.

 

[GBRsouth]

Lunare wrasse is aggressive and grows large. @evolved and @eatbreakfast can give you more specific information.

 

[Earl Karl]

I forgot to mention my friend is giving me one that is 3-4 inches. It will be in a 125, but in a while. Just wondering how fast they grow because if they grow fast, I will have to reject my friend's offer.

 

[RyanCSGO]

personally i would reject it regardless.
i service a 300g tank that has a lunare wrasse in it. he knocks over corals, kills crabs and snails, has killed new fish being introduced.
just my .02

 

[Earl Karl]

I don't care any about that since he will be in a macroalgae tank with a snowflake eel.

 

[4FordFamily]

He will outgrow a 40 rather quickly and as active as they are even as juveniles they need more space. They can and often are very nasty, as mentioned. I like their banana wrasse cousin, better. More handsome and more docile -- although definitely still aggressive.

 

[Earl Karl]

Ok, I guess I will have to reject the offer then.

 

[saltyhog]

There was one at my LFS that was removed from a clients FOWLR due to it killing angels/tangs. It was well over a foot long!

 

[eatbreakfast]

They can get quite nasty as they mature. However, their growth rate isn't that fast.

 

[Earl Karl]

Well, luckily I got a 180 gallon. So, I will have the Banana Wrasse AND the Lunare Wrasse. I seen it been done and I know I can replicate it. Hopefully. Dragon Wrasse gon be in there too. Maybe an Undy (jk). Thanks for answering!

 

[Salty1962]

My Lunare Wrasse has tripled in size in 5 mths. They can be aggressive but not bad. Mine dislikes my Pintail, uuugh!

 

[evolved]

Well, luckily I got a 180 gallon. So, I will have the Banana Wrasse AND the Lunare Wrasse. I seen it been done and I know I can replicate it. Hopefully. Dragon Wrasse gon be in there too. Maybe an Undy (jk). Thanks for answering!

Uh, good luck?

My Lunare Wrasse has tripled in size in 5 mths. They can be aggressive but not bad. Mine dislikes my Pintail, uuugh!

Different species. You're speaking to Cirrhilabrus lunatus, they're speaking to Thalassoma lunare.

 

[Earl Karl]

Y'all think I can do a reef with these fish? Definitely no cuc, but do they just knock corals off or do they eat them? If they just knock corals off, that's fine. If they knock off some SPS colony, whatever breaks off are free frags to everyone. If they eat them though... that's a different story, but so far I don't think they eat corals as far as my knowledge and research goes.
I plan to stock:
Black Durgon Triggerfish (rehome) My first ever fish.
Banana Wrasse
Lunare Wrasse
Hawaiian Dragon Eel (rehome) Got this eel as a gift, I'm still broke as hell.
Dragon Wrasse (rehome)
Porcupine Puffer
Volitan Lionfish
Australian Harlequin Tusk (rehome) Another gift, still broke as hell.
Moorish Idol pair (rehome) luckily been with me for a year and 2 months. Hopefully, they'll keep going.
Person sold me "180 gallon" to me for $180 (dollar per gallon), too bad he didn't know that it was actually 240 gallons (8x2x2) lol.
All the fish with "rehome" by their names WILL go to 240. They are getting an upgrade from their 90 gallon reef. They are staying there no matter what.
All the other fish are just choices I'm considering. Hopefully I can keep all of them.

 

[eatbreakfast]

A lunare wrasse won't eat coral, just knock them over. It and the banana wrasse are in the same genus, so add them simultaneously.

 

[kohanson]

My lunare wrasse ate my cleaner shrimp, took out both eyes from my newly introduced anthias, and keep attacking my hermit crabs right in front of me. I cannot imagine what he had did when I was not beside my tank. I think they attack small fishes. He is about 4 inches long.