PLEASE when you get a wrasse...

Freya33 · Jan 20, 2014

Hi everyone!

We have been lucky enough to get two wrasses that needed a new home and they fit right in with our other fish! BUT I have a gripe!! Both of these wrasses were sand sleepers.... one had SUPER coarse rock at the bottom and the other had NOOO sand.

PLEASE do your research on these fish and give them what they need before you buy a fish because "its pretty"... Thank you!

3Twinklets · Jan 20, 2014

This, of course, should apply to all fish that you purchase.

evolved · Jan 20, 2014

For wrasses, it is entirely dependant upon genera. Some require sand, others do not.

Those genera which do: Anampses, Coris, Halichoeres, Macropharyngodon, & Thalassoma.

maharsreef · Jan 20, 2014

Good point!. On a side note, My 7yr old Leopard wrasse sleeps "On Top" of crushed coral sand in a cave. Its kinda funny. Actually, most of my sand sleeping wrasses that I have had for many years, do quite well in crushed coral. But coarse rock would definitely be a no-no.