Pest eating wrasse??

[eatbreakfast]

Hey guys!!

quick question.. Will a pink-streaked wrasse eat pests? I've heard of them eating flatworms but what about mites and that sort of thing?

Thanks #reefsquad

A pink streak or Wetmorella can help.

Will a Carpender Flasher wrasse eat flat worms?

No.

 

[fishnchip]

A pink streak or Wetmorella can help.

No.

Awesome!! Thank you !!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Lunare and 6 lined wrasse are most aggressive in eating pest and at times bristleworms

 

[eatbreakfast]

Lunare and 6 lined wrasse are most aggressive in eating pest and at times bristleworms

The op has a 32g, lunare wrasses are too big and active for 32g.

Siclines can get pretty aggressive.

 

[CindyKz]

Reviving a slightly old thread....

I have a 4line in QT and just learned that my LFS is getting a pink streaked in tomorrow. I'm trying to decide which would be a better choice for me. I have a 32 gal biocube. Tankmates are a Valentini puffer, flame hawk, yellow head goby and filefish. The puffer and flame hawk have gone after inverts but not other fish.

I need something to eat brown flatworms.

I couldn't have both in the same tank obviously, but if I purchase the pink streaked I could rehome the 4 line.

 

[Oshengems]

My leopard wrasse does a great job at inspecting corals especially my zoas and sps, I will say he does it more now maybe because he’s bigger thus hungrier because I see him all day looking at in between areas picking things off

 

[Jesterrace]

I think a possum wrasse or six line may be a good fit for a 32gal tank.

Possum and Pink Streaked, yes. 6 line? NO!!!!!!!!! Very likely to be aggressive in a small cube tank.

 

[CindyKz]

@eatbreakfast what do you think of the 4line vs. pink streaked for pest control in a 32 gal? Tankmates listed 3 posts up

 

[eatbreakfast]

@eatbreakfast what do you think of the 4line vs. pink streaked for pest control in a 32 gal? Tankmates listed 3 posts up

A fourline will be fine with the species listed, but will severely limit any future additions.

The pink streak wrasse is one of my favorite fish, so I am partial.

 

[vetteguy53081]

A fourline will be fine with the species listed, but will severely limit any future additions.

The pink streak wrasse is one of my favorite fish, so I am partial.

Both will work

 

[Jesterrace]

A fourline will be fine with the species listed, but will severely limit any future additions.

The pink streak wrasse is one of my favorite fish, so I am partial.

Probably because the Pink Streaked isn't known to be aggressive to much of anything, while the fourline can be on the aggressive side (although not as bad as the 6 line). That and they have that whole cool jerky-movement thing going for them.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Both will work

Not together they can't. The fourline will kill the pink streak.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not together they can't. The fourline will kill the pink streak.

Lol- didn’t mean together. .. meant either

 

[Baldguy]

Keep in mind that no wrasse is guaranteed to eat any specific pest. I've got flatworms that no fish has a taste for. I've tried most of the wrasses mentioned in this thread. Get a fish you're happy with even if they don't eat your pests.

 

[CindyKz]

A fourline will be fine with the species listed, but will severely limit any future additions.

The pink streak wrasse is one of my favorite fish, so I am partial.

@eatbreakfast thank you for the reassurance, I was worried about the fourline with the yellow head.