wrasse combination question

[damac20]

I was thinking about adding a possum wrasse to one of my tanks. I on I have a six ling which I am pretty sure will mess with the possum. In the other tank I have a mystery wrasse and a radiant wrasse do you guys think that might work out? They all seem to keep to themselves in that tank.

 

[jaytizzle]

The possum wrasse is generally a slow moving and docile wrasse. What size are these tanks? If they are big you might get away with the one with the mystery. I just added a cryptic wrasse to my wrasse dominated 120. I didn't see any aggression towards him but he hasn't been in long.

 

[damac20]

The mystery/radiant tank is a 65, the six line tank is a 54 corner.

 

[jaytizzle]

Those aren't very big. I will say that you MIGHT get away with it. No guarantees. I'm thinking it might be touchy with the mystery because they are similar shaped fish and I think their eyes are very similar. It's your call. I really can't say one way or another. Probably 50/50.

 

[650-IS350]

If you added them originally together then I would say you would have had a good chance.

but since those other fish have already established them selves and most likely created territories then no guarantees. you can try to take out the 6line in one tank and the mystery in the other.... place the new fish in to give them chance to acclimize to the new surroundings, move some rock around ( to erase previous territories ) then after a couple days put the old fish back in. They do have sort term memory.

 

[damac20]

yeah there is really no rock moving I have a bunch of old sps colonies that are encrusted multiple rocks. The mystery wrasse seems to be the most timid in the tank. He is also the smallest by far.

 

[detguy123]

will not work in the tank with the sixline..it might with the mystery

 

[inactive]

Not with the Mystery either IME.

Lined wrasse cannot be kept together 99.9% of the time.

 

[Jdoenumber2]

DONT MIX PSEUDOCHELINUS. If you want a 10% shot take out old. put in qt tank for a couple of weeks. Then add both at same time. Either way i hope your tanks are covered. Pseudocheilinus are great but with caution.

 

[damac20]

yeah I think I am going to take everyone's advice I looked at pictures online and the mystery looks similar enough to where I think it may get the aggressive juices flowing through the water. Ah well!

 

[inactive]

There are 5 lined wrasse of the pseudochelius fam right?

 

[Jdoenumber2]

Pseudocheilinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/pseudocheilinus.htm

 

[Aquascaper]

Correct -Pseudocheilinus include:

P evanidus -Secretive/Disappearing Wrasse
P hexataenia -Sixline/Pajama Wrasse
P ocellatus- Whitebarred/Mystery Wrasse
P octotaenia -Eightline Wrasse
P tetrataenia -Fourline Wrasse