Scotts wrasse in a Predator tank

[cody hendrix]

I have a chance to pick up a monster Scotts for s good price. I know I cant pout him in my fairy wrasse tank. I have a predator tank that I was thinking about put him in. The Scotts is about 6 inches, The tank currently has a few lions, Australian tusk, marine beta, bird wrasse, a baby broom tail wrasse around 6 inches, zebra eel, yellow tang, baby panther grouper around 4 inches. The tank is a standard 150. I am currently having a 540 being built but it will be about a year till that is set up. So I would need this to work for the full year. I dont know if I should be worried about the Scotts getting beaten up of him beating the other fish up.

 

[ndrwater]

@eatbreakfast ??

 

[nereefpat]

There aren't any problems there, except for the panther grouper (gets huuuge) and the (not dwarf?) lions.

Eventually, one of the aforementioned fish will eat the wrasse, if/when they are large enough.

 

[eatbreakfast]

It depends on the size and species of lions. A lion can eat something almos the size of their own body minus fins.

It depends on the personality of the tusk and bird wrasse. Some can be aggressive.

Panther groupers grow fast and are capable of swallowing things 3/4 their body length. So will quickly be big enough to view the scotts as food.

 

[cody hendrix]

So both lions are under 5 inches. One is a dwarf and the other is a radiada. I understand that eventually the lion and grouper will get large enough to eat it. Do you think within a year the lion and grouper will get large enough to eat it? Also the tusk is a big baby. The bird Wrasse just got it's but kicked by a ranbow Wrasse that I just pulled out so I'm thinking he will need at least a few weeks to heal up and get back to normal. I think if I introduced the Scott's in that time I should be good.

 

[eatbreakfast]

So both lions are under 5 inches. One is a dwarf and the other is a radiada. I understand that eventually the lion and grouper will get large enough to eat it. Do you think within a year the lion and grouper will get large enough to eat it? Also the tusk is a big baby. The bird Wrasse just got it's but kicked by a ranbow Wrasse that I just pulled out so I'm thinking he will need at least a few weeks to heal up and get back to normal. I think if I introduced the Scott's in that time I should be good.

The grouper will be big enough to eat him in 6months.

You just removed an aggressive fish, there is a vacuum in the hierarchy that needs to be filled, and will be.

 

[cody hendrix]

Oh wow ok I new they grew fast but not that fast.

What fish do you think will fill that vacuum?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Oh wow ok I new they grew fast but not that fast.

What fish do you think will fill that vacuum?

I would think the bird wrasse once it heals or the tusk once it grows.

 

[cody hendrix]

So the Scott's is to big and aggressive for my Fairy Wrasse tank and not big enough or aggressive enough for my Predator Tank?

 

[eatbreakfast]

So the Scott's is to big and aggressive for my Fairy Wrasse tank and not big enough or aggressive enough for my Predator Tank?

Yup. And regardless their colors always fade.

 

[cody hendrix]

Dang it. This one's been in captivity for almost two years and still looks great thats why I was trying to find a spot for him. I guess I'm just going to have to pass.