Wrasse for beginner

mrtian97 · Apr 3, 2016

Which wrasse is reef safe, hardiest for beginner. I will QT in 20 gallon tank with HOB, heater but no sand. Will it be ok without sand?
After 2 months will move him to my DT-120 gallon with sands and with 9 established fishes (mature clown, Tomini, flame angel, yellow tang and 5 yt damsels). The only bully currently is the flame angel, but he picks on everyone so it doesn't stress out any single fish.
Looking colorful one but reasonable price. Red will be best or yellow

Thanks

Duke4Life · Apr 3, 2016

Flasher or fairy wrasses will do the trick.

mrtian97 · Apr 3, 2016

Thanks, any issue without sands in QT?

Duke4Life · Apr 3, 2016

mrtian97 said:
Thanks, any issue without sands in QT?

Not at all, these aren't the kinds that sleep in your sand.

Duke4Life · Apr 3, 2016

Check out the wrasse lovers thread

mrtian97 · Apr 3, 2016

thanks

Kershaw · Apr 3, 2016

If you want a wrasse that dose use sand. Use a shallow rubber made or Pyrex brownie pan filled with Sand for QT.

Bdog4u2 · Apr 3, 2016

Six lines are hardy and easy but sometimes they can be a terror to other fish. My first one 15 years ago was peaceful the one I have now is a
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mrtian97 · Apr 3, 2016

thanks Bdog, I heard the same abt 6 line, I like the flasher type

cmcoker · Apr 3, 2016

McCoskers or Carpenters wrasse, nice color, usually one of the less expensive flasher/fairy wrasse.

Bdog4u2 · Apr 3, 2016

Melanarus are peaceful most of the time and are very colorful

mrtian97 · Apr 3, 2016

which wrasse that feed on Amphipods?

Duke4Life · Apr 3, 2016

mrtian97 said:
which wrasse that feed on Amphipods?

Leopards and tamarins.

saltyhog · Apr 3, 2016

Yellow fin flasher. A little less common the McCoskers and Carpenters but equally hardy and are just as colorful (or more so IMO). Their anal fin will give you a little bit of the yellow. When they flash it's really stunning.

Apologize for the poor picture. He hardly ever is still. This was in QT.

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eatbreakfast · Apr 3, 2016

mrtian97 said:
which wrasse that feed on Amphipods?

Duke4Life said:
Leopards and tamarins.

So do Halichoeres, Psedocheilius, Pseucheilinops, Pseudojuloides, and Wetmorella, the Pseudocheilinus canget pretty aggressive, as well as the larger species of Halichoeres.

Salty1962 · Apr 3, 2016

Just make sure to have a cover on your tank, these fish love to jump!

mrtian97 · Apr 22, 2016

with Amphipods only coming out when the lights off and usually my fishes are hiding when the lights is off, how does wrasse eating the amphipods, will they hunt them throughout the day or wait until they come out at night. Just curious and would like to keep my amphipods population somewhat in check, have tons of them now.
Thanks in advance

Salty1962 · Apr 22, 2016

They are natural predators during the day. For every one copepod or amphipod you see there are 100s more. They can all hide during the day but the wrasses can still find them. It is good to have a healthy pod population for fish like wrasses. I used to setup a rubble bed with @1" rocks, didn't have a sump, and then cover it with a strawberry basket to keep the wrasses out but large enough for my pipefish to get into to feed. Not sure if you have a place where you can hide one of these in your DT so it doesn't stick out or not but it helps keep a healthy pod population. Of course, if you have a sump just put the rubble rock in it and you don't have to worry about. I also fed phytoplankton to my tank 1x week for pod's to eat. If there is a food source, they will continue reproducing like rabbits

eatbreakfast · Apr 23, 2016

Salty1962 said:
They are natural predators during the day. For every one copepod or amphipod you see there are 100s more. They can all hide during the day but the wrasses can still find them. It is good to have a healthy pod population for fish like wrasses. I used to setup a rubble bed with @1" rocks, didn't have a sump, and then cover it with a strawberry basket to keep the wrasses out but large enough for my pipefish to get into to feed. Not sure if you have a place where you can hide one of these in your DT so it doesn't stick out or not but it helps keep a healthy pod population. Of course, if you have a sump just put the rubble rock in it and you don't have to worry about. I also fed phytoplankton to my tank 1x week for pod's to eat. If there is a food source, they will continue reproducing like rabbits

100% agree.