Sand Bed for Wrasse?

Areseebee · Jun 9, 2017

My biocellatus is a merciless Hunter of any snail that sticks out of the shell in certain ways. My astrea and trochus seem fine but turbo snails, cerith and stomatella get annihilated.

sromero287 · Jun 9, 2017

Instead of six line wrasse you can get a four-line wrasse it's a constant Hunter for any kind of pest non-aggressive at all and he can sleep in between the rocks. I love mine

evolved · Jun 9, 2017

sromero287 said:
Instead of six line wrasse you can get a four-line wrasse it's a constant Hunter for any kind of pest non-aggressive at all and he can sleep in between the rocks. I love mine

Unfortunately, all Pseudocheilinus species pack a bad attitude. The differences in those attitudes is only relative.
None of them should be mixed with other wrasses.

RavenSF · Jun 11, 2017

CoralReefer1019 said:
I run a BB system gonna be adding a Yellow Coris or Melanrus Wrasse to eat the Zoa eating Nudibranchs I have and other reef pests. I was just going to add a bowl with fine sand for it to sleep and be happy.

1. Should the bowl be either glass or plastic?

2. Can I just get some sand from my LFS from there tank?

3. Best pests eating, reef safe, peaceful Wrasse?

You may have to move the bowl if the fish doesn't like the spot. My red lined wrasse manages to dive under the rock where my YWG and pistol shrimp live. I like the red lined it's not aggressive and does eat flatworms

saltyhog · Jun 11, 2017

I have or have had H. chrysus, chrysotaenia, biocellatus, melasmopomas and claudia. None of mine were hard on snails. They all searched the rocks for food but I agree the biocellatus seems to be the most diligent. He inspects every rock and coral several times a day.

CoralReefer1019 · Jun 12, 2017

40B Knasty said:
Thanks. Can't wait to see what you get! Post a pic when you do.

I will

CoralReefer1019 · Jun 12, 2017

evolved said:
At worst, it might take a couple days, but that won't be an issue.

ok sounds good gonna be a melanarus

CoralReefer1019 · Jun 12, 2017

RavenSF said:
You may have to move the bowl if the fish doesn't like the spot. My red lined wrasse manages to dive under the rock where my YWG and pistol shrimp live. I like the red lined it's not aggressive and does eat flatworms

I do like the melanrus and red line but leading towards the melanrus

CoralReefer1019 · Jun 12, 2017

saltyhog said:
I have or have had H. chrysus, chrysotaenia, biocellatus, melasmopomas and claudia. None of mine were hard on snails. They all searched the rocks for food but I agree the biocellatus seems to be the most diligent. He inspects every rock and coral several times a day.

ok