Six line wrasse with Bird wrasse or strawberry dottyback?

[BranchingHammer]

Hi all,
My 65g tank is currently stocked with one clownfish, one kole tang, and a six line wrasse. I want to purchase either a female bird wrasse or a strawberry dottyback. Would the six line wrasse be ok with either of these fish?
Thanks!

 

[BranchingHammer]

Also my tank has a clam in it, would this be ok with the bird wrasse?

 

[Halo_003]

No idea on the wrasse but in my experience a dottyback can hold its own against significantly larger fish.

 

[BranchingHammer]

Thanks for the reply. Anyone else know about the bird wrasse?

 

[Waters]

I had a pair that were pretty aggressive against all other wrasses. I am not sure the 65g would be big enough anyways....they get pretty large.

 

[nereefpat]

The bird wrasse will outgrow a 65 gallon.

The dotty and sixline is a tough situation. There is a potential compatibility issue there, and a strawberry dotty can be really nasty. Orchids are much better. But, again, the sixline may not allow it.

 

[4FordFamily]

Bird wrasse may well eat a clam. Sixline wrasse are little demons, but a bird wrasse may not tolerate them. They can be quite aggressive, though more often than not they're moderate and get along. They get very large so I'd avoid for a tank less than 125 gallons. The strawberry dottyback is also quite aggressive, an orchid may be a better fit. I would avoid all three fish for your scenario though. Sorry I know that's not what you want to hear, problably.

I'll make a suggestion though... yellow "coris" wrasse or "canary wrasse" are great, inexpensive fish. As are Melanarus. For smaller wrasse, flasher wrasse are nice additions as well as some fairy wrasse.

 

[Jesterrace]

Bird Wrasse gets way too big for that tank and is an invert muncher to boot (very likely to eat that pricey clam). An Orchid Dottyback would probably be the best choice as it's likely to hold it's own against the 6 line wrasse without being overly aggressive.

 

[BranchingHammer]

Would the coris wrasse, canary wrasse, or melanarus wrasse be good fits with the other tank mates?
Also would a three spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) work?

 

[Jesterrace]

Would the coris wrasse, canary wrasse, or melanarus wrasse be good fits with the other tank mates?
Also would a three spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) work?

If you get rid of the 6 line wrasse they would be good. The 6 line is definitely going to limit stocking options for you particularly if you want other wrasses.

 

[Mmun]

Hi all,
My 65g tank is currently stocked with one clownfish, one kole tang, and a six line wrasse. I want to purchase either a female bird wrasse or a strawberry dottyback. Would the six line wrasse be ok with either of these fish?
Thanks!

No on both. The tank is to small for bird wrasse and she will eat the six line.

 

[Gareth elliott]

What color mix are you going for?

Except for possom wrasses they are all active fish. That with the right mixture of wrasses and maybe basselets can get you a stocking list that meets your goals and your tank

spit balling off your list and colors of the fish and their habbits.

bird wrasse -> do instead Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis

Six line -> do instead Pseudocheilinops ataenia if your having sand can also do Halichoeres melanurus or Halichoeres biocellatus.

Strawberry dottyback -> do instead gramma melacara

 

[Waterislife]

Dottybacks are very aggressive and can be agitator in the tank, a bird wrasse gets huge and will eat anything it can fit in its mouth so both of those are very bad choices for the fairly mellow tank you have

 

[BranchingHammer]

Thank you so much for the advice! I guess my question now is what wrasses and other fish can I put in a 65g tank that already has a six line wrasse, a clownfish, a kole tang, a clam, and various corals?
Thanks!

 

[Jesterrace]

Thank you so much for the advice! I guess my question now is what wrasses and other fish can I put in a 65g tank that already has a six line wrasse, a clownfish, a kole tang, a clam, and various corals?
Thanks!

No other wrasses can go in while the 6 line is there, that is why we were telling you to get rid of it as it will greatly limit new additions to your tank.

 

[BranchingHammer]

No other wrasses can go in while the 6 line is there, that is why we were telling you to get rid of it as it will greatly limit new additions to your tank.

Thank you for clarifying this. What other fish would work in this tank if I did not remove the wrasse? I was thinking maybe a school of damsels?

 

[Gareth elliott]

A kole tang, a six line, a school of damsels in a 65 sounds like a lot of trouble. Everyone of those fish are going to constantly jockeying for dominance. At best they will be not kill each other but be living under constant stress that will shorten their lifespans. At worst you will end up only 1 or two fish left.

 

[nereefpat]

Thank you for clarifying this. What other fish would work in this tank if I did not remove the wrasse? I was thinking maybe a school of damsels?

Flame hawk
Bangaii cardinal
Pink spotted watchman goby
Midas blenny

 

[BranchingHammer]

Any other suggestions? Working to increase my bio load to have more nutrients in the tank.

 

[BranchingHammer]

Bump