What wrasses to get.

dustponds10 · Jul 19, 2009

Well I have a 120 gallon reef tank that is fairly new and I am wanting to put some wrasses in it. Everything has to be reef safe and My mckoskers just jumped ship so I am going to have to use my screens when I get more wrasses. I would like your input and pics if you could please provide them. I am looking for kind of high end that most people normaly dont see. Thanks in advance. Dustin

Oh there is gobs of rock work and hidding places. Is it best ot get them all at once or one at a time?

ahayes13 · Jul 19, 2009

i have a mystery wrasse, lineatus, and a mccoskers and they were all added at diff. times and they have all been fine. i think if they are very similar wrasses like several fairies etc. then they should be added at the same time probably. so far i love my lineatus and mystery they are both very cool and interesting...

Brad Syphus · Jul 19, 2009

Any of the fairy wrasses will be great. I have quite a few in my 225g reef.

Flame, Rhomboid, Lineautis, to name a few.

dustponds10 · Jul 19, 2009

do you have any pics of the lineatus and mystery wrasse

dustponds10 · Jul 19, 2009

Brad I have got to come and see your tank when I am in Utah some time. What is the wrasse in the back of the Rhomboid in the last pic with red fins

Brad Syphus · Jul 19, 2009

I know. You would love all of my fish. We need to get together sometime.
The one behind the rhomboid is a pink marginautis

MarvinsReef · Jul 19, 2009

check out these threads... maybe you can get an idea on what you might get...

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f56/fairy-wrasse-photo-library-10979.html

and here are my favorite fairy wrasses...

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f56/harem-hi-flame-wrasse-24065.html

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f56/biggest-rhomboid-lineatus-wrasse-24457.html

Enjoy...

dustponds10 · Jul 19, 2009

Marvin I just checked out some of those threads thanks.

Brad I know I would love your fish. If only I could get that way more often. I dont ever get a break and if I do come down I make a long trip there and back in teh same day. Ill try to get a hold of you the next time that I do make it south.

Brad also what angles do you have in there? You have some really nice ones. Do you have to worry about them picking at your corals at all? I would like to get a nice angel but am gun shy on them eating everything I own.

Brad Syphus · Jul 20, 2009

I have 4 angels, Regal, Watanabie, Bellus and swallowtail. The last 3 are very good about not eating any of my coral, but the regal loves scolymia and acans. So I keep those in my other tank. The regal also nips at my sps tips, but my colonies are large enough that it doesnt bother me.

dustponds10 · Jul 20, 2009

any way that you have pics of the angles an names so I dont get them all screwed up? I can also google them if it is too big of a pain.

Brad Syphus · Jul 20, 2009

I do...
Regal, red sea

Swallowtail

Bellus female

Watanabie, female

dustponds10 · Jul 20, 2009

So are they worth having or are they more headache then they are worth? I really like the last one and the regal but I dont want to worry about my frags at all. i might have to wait til my tank is more established and all the corals are growing nicely. What other Angles could I try?