Would like to see this too. Wehn I was doing my research it just showed that the Halichoeres genus is a mess but if there are defined complexes that may clear it up a bit.
Thank you for the additional advice.Avoid the Melanurus if I’m honest, although they could work its unlikely and the Mel will become fairly boisterous towards other wrasses. As I’ve said in previous posts, you want to avoid the Platyglossus group when mixing Halichoeres and stick to the Biochoeres group or Hemiulis group. These two generally have more peaceful species that will happily coexist with others - The Iridis is one from the Biochoeres group.
I’ve had 10-11 shrimp in with wrasses at seperate times, currently I have 8 shrimp in with wrasses (3 in one tank with a leopard and 5 in my other tank with my main gang). I’ve never seen them being eaten unless they have already passed from old age. Cleaner and Fire Shrimp tend to be ignored due to their role (a fish will usually know if a shrimp has a role to the reef and their role is to clean the fish). As for the snails, I’ve not had much of an issue - my main issue is that my snails love to fall upside down. Again, species from the Platyglossus group are more likely to go for inverts.
As Slocke said above, those complexes are best to mix, however on the whole almost any complex can be mixed together, just avoid the species from the Scottorum and Filamentosus groups.
I’d also add in a couple Paracheilinus species to truly get the lights going at night! Some personal favourites of mine are;
- Carpenteri
- Attenuatus
- Piscilineatus
- Amanda
- Rubricaudalis
No problem! Just hang around here and you’ll learn many scientific names
Amazing! Happy for you. So sad I can’t have one here =|Pinkies are getting comfortable with me around the tank.
The Marginatus is in the Hemiulis complex to my knowledge, I’m not too sure exactly why it can appear as ‘(platyglossus)’.
He’s gorgeous, look at that Mohawk! I really hope a small specimen appears in my LFS soon, they’re just beautiful when paired.Pinkies are getting comfortable with me around the tank.
This is what I tend to use for most of my information and learning with new species, this has the main 2 complexes of Biochoeres (Chrysus, Leucoxanthus, Iridis, etc.) and Hemiulis (Rubricephalus, Richmondi, Leucurus etc.) but does explain the other complexes given by Kuiter.
I believe I have figured out this - Some species that are in the Hemiulis complex were moved around into different complexes. So some species in Platyglossus, Octocynodon and Julichoeres all came from the Hemiulis complex. This secondary complex seems to be displayed via brackets and often treated more like subgenera.
Here's the link to the phylogenetic tree i can't think is referring to but the tree only represents about 50% of the recognized halichoeres spp. so more work needs to be done:
I was looking for a chart that showed the majority of the groups. Now it makes sense as to why Jades are so notorious for aggression - They’re in the Hemicoris group.
Speaking of Jades, do you still have yours?
For now I do…
Oh dang sorry to hear that, was one of them the regal? Hopefully the Jade never turns on your diamond tail.
The regal is luckily thriving still instead it wiped out the Majestic (I have a ‘replacement’ coming home this week) and my TT Coral Beauty.
My DT was a boss too. It was funny watching him herd a 6" earmuff wrasse around the tank.
I love seeing him boss the finifenmaa which is definitely larger around the tank. Especially as the Fini is supposedly a more robust Fairy Wrasse yet he submits to a (now stunning) less dominant species of wrasse.
Hey @Slocke ..... Yellow coris, yellow coris, yellow coris, yellow coris, yellow corisDon’t know what annoys me more about this… second part is great but that first sentence
Stop it! Those are two words this Knight of Nie cannot hear!!
Psst, look at this.
