Wrasse and anthias

[awax]

I have 150 trying to make it a full sps Tank I have a purple, powder brown, and yellow kole tang, madis and spotted bleanny two clowns the Biggest of all is about 3.5” also I have a bare bottom Tank with no lid on it (will get lid)
I like to get a few wrasse to go in also looking for color 1) What do you recommend? 2)and do you recommend getting a male and female or what? 3)are all of them jumpers? 4) And how many could I get? Nonaggression 5) Where is the best place to get them? 6) Can I do just all male but different types of fairy and flashers? And would like to add 2 different types of anthias also. 7) What two types would go together and would I just get one male or could I have 2 different ones. Thanks for the help

 

[aandfsoccr04]

First of all you've posted in the wrong section. Maybe an admin or moderator can move it to a better suited sub forum.
I do not recommend any wrasse, let alone any fish at all, unless you have a secure tight fitting cover for your tank and overflow.

There are many beautiful wrasses to choose from that will add a lot of movement and color to your aquarium.

1) I recommend on the lower end mccoskers flasher wrasse, melanarus wrasse, leopard wrasse (tough shippers), linespot flasher wrasse, a rhomboid wrasse, a flame wrasse, a lineatus wrasse, or if you're looking for something very high end the lennardi wrasses that just recently became available are stunning, albeit on the pricy side. You can take a closer look at some other options here: https://www.liveaquaria.com/category/1378/wrasse-reef-safe?c=15+1378

2) I wouldn't recommend pairs. If you really want to keep a pair, I would try two females and let one transition to a male.

3) Yes, all are jumpers and you should not under any circumstance keep wrasses without a lid. There's a great tutorial on bulk reef supply on how to make a custom mesh screen/net cover.

4) Depending on the dimensions of your 150, I would say you could comfortably add 4-5 wrasses no problem.

5) There are a great list of vendors here who often get wrasses in. I have ordered from Divers den/live aquaria, zoa collector, pieces of the ocean, pacific island aquatics, and reefers direct with no issues.

6) As far as anthias go, you could get a schooling type, with 1 male to 2-3 females like the bartletts, lyretails, dispars, or carberryi which are all pseudoanthias. If you go with the Serranocirrhitus anthias, I would stick with only one and either a fathead sunburst or a borbonious/blotchy anthia. I wouldn't do more than one species of anthias in your tank.

Good luck with whatever you decide and hope this helps. Research whatever you fits your fancy and make sure it will be a good match with your current inhabitants.

 

[awax]

Thanks and I hope mod can move to correct place

 

[cmcoker]

#mods will get there attention to move to the fish discussion forum.

There are a couple good reads here about wrasses
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/all-about-reef-safe-wrasses-in-aquaria.28/

http://www.reefedition.com/cirrhilabrus-complexes-inferiority-need-not-apply/

Also look through the wrasse lovers thread, lots of pictures.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-wrasse-lovers-thread.113942/

 

[HawaiianReef]

You'll need some sand for them to sleep in. At least for the melanarus wrasse.

 

[maroun.c]

Fish choices are always a personal choice. I suggest you check build threads and fish lists in them and see how they are getting along together... Also make sure to post it choices before adding for feedback. I have a good collection of wrasses that I like and so far they have made it fine together. Suggest u go with one of each to avoid males fighting as.some are notorious for both turning male and fighting. It's important to use an introduction box for few days to minimize aggression. Check out my build thread for pics:
Flame wrass
Lineatus
Magma
Laboutei
Melragris
Bipartitus leopard pair
Melanurus pair
Solorensis
Orange back
Rubrimargin
Rubrisquamis
Rubeus
Lubocks (a bit on aggressive side)
Adornatus (also a bit aggressive)
3-4 flasher wrasses as well
I used to have a school of Lyretail, Blotchii and sunburst Anthias.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Leopard and melanurus wrasses need sand.

You could do quite a few wrasses. 1 have 10 in an 80g.

But as said above fish selection is a personal choice. Once you have a few you think you like post to see about their compatibility. For the most parts pairs of a single species are not recommended.

For anthias, bartletts and lyretails are some of the hardiest anthias, but they can be a little aggressive with each other. Randalls and dispar anthias are still fairly hardy, but are more peaceful with each other.