Scotty fairy wrasse in bare bottom ?

[THIEN LE]

Is there anyone keep scotty fairy wrasse in a bare bottom tank ? There's a list of non-burry wrasses on other thread, but I want to hear from personal experiences.
Thank you all in advance !

 

[Gareth elliott]

Is there anyone keep scotty fairy wrasse in a bare bottom tank ? There's a list of non-burry wrasses on other thread, but I want to hear from personal experiences.
Thank you all in advance !

Fairy wrasses all sleep in mucous cocoons, safe in a bare bottom

 

[Anchor]

I dont know any of the Fairy wrasses the require sand to bury in. They are cave/cocoon night fish. Flashers also. The ones that tend to bury themselves are like the six line, yellow coris, Christmas and those genera for reef safe types.

 

[THIEN LE]

Thank you Gareth and Anchor. A net on top is a must for these happy jumpers I guess.

 

[albano]

A net on top is a must for these happy jumpers I guess.

IMO/E... a net on top is a must for 99% of tanks with fish!

 

[Jimmyneptune]

You can do a bare bottom with just about any Wrasse. With the sand dweller you can use a small cup or a dish of sand. I have radiants and leopards that use a 4 by 2.5 inch clear plastic dish. The clear dish is so when you first get them they can find the sand better. It’s good usually have the dish in a corner and when introducing the fish to the tank place them right close to the sand.

 

[THIEN LE]

You can do a bare bottom with just about any Wrasse. With the sand dweller you can use a small cup or a dish of sand. I have radiants and leopards that use a 4 by 2.5 inch clear plastic dish. The clear dish is so when you first get them they can find the sand better. It’s good usually have the dish in a corner and when introducing the fish to the tank place them right close to the sand.

Thank you. great idea Jimmy

 

[saltyhog]

Is your wrasse Cirrhilabrus scottorum? If so I would not add any other fairy wrasses to your tank unless it's a really big tank. That is on of the most aggressive of fairy wrasses if not the most.

 

[THIEN LE]

Yes saltyhog, that's the one and only one I plan to keep.