Will These Three Wrasses Get Along

[Olympius]

My hermits are still fine and most of my snails. I do prefer the bigger and tougher snails like Mexicans and trochus.

Sweet! Do you keep skunk shrimp or pistol shrimp? Should I worry for these guys?

 

[Slocke]

Yes and no issues whatsoever

 

[Olympius]

Yes and no issues whatsoever

That’s great to hear! Thanks so much for your expertise here. I’ve been struggling to get these questions answered.

 

[i cant think]

They’re all 3 Halichoeres wrasse of about the same size and I would say are equally likely to go after CUC. They might all get along they might not. One will become the dominant male and the other two will probably be peaceful. Personally I'd get two of them and get a bunch of other wrasse such as flasher (Paracheilinus), fairy (Cirrhilabrus), and if you have a good LFS and know what you're doing then potentially leopard (Macropharyngodon), and tamarin (Anampses) wrasse. However the last two are more difficult. If those appeal to you then I can help make up a good list of wrasse for you!
Then @i cant think will make an even better one

Don’t know how I missed this @!
I love making wrasse lists

 

[i cant think]

It’s not needed for halichoeres. For leopard, tamarin, and pencil wrasse it increases survival chances. The rule with halichoeres is basically max size is equivalent to aggression. So long as you stick to the ones less then 6” you shouldn’t have to worry about much aggression.

This rule fails when you have the earmuff, those guys are what I call big boys and yet remain peaceful!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,

I am thinking of adding these three wrasses to my 119 gallon tank:

Melanarus
Earmuff
Yellow Coris

will these three get along?
Additionally I have heard the melanarus is particularly bad about going after CuC. Would there be a better alternative to this one to add with the other two listed above?

thank you in advance!

Earmuff may be a fish of conflict. Ive had Yellow coris and melanurus together with no issue

 

[i cant think]

Hello,

I am thinking of adding these three wrasses to my 119 gallon tank:

Melanarus
Earmuff
Yellow Coris

will these three get along?
Additionally I have heard the melanarus is particularly bad about going after CuC. Would there be a better alternative to this one to add with the other two listed above?

thank you in advance!

How many wrasses are you looking at getting in total, not just sand sleepers.
My 110 has 6 wrasses (in total over 2 tanks I have 9 - soon to be 10), 3 Sand Sleepers and 3 Fairies. I will admit that my wrasse gang just shouldn’t get along anyway but if you did that to a gang of wrasses that should get along I’d say you could have Atleast 9-10.

 

[Olympius]

Don’t know how I missed this @!
I love making wrasse lists

Hahah well it looks like @Slocke helped me narrow it down to the Blue Star Leopard, Earmuff, and Timor wrasse. Are there any alternatives or additional suggestions you might add?

 

[bigbugoutfitters]

I will always recommend Dusky wrasses. H. Marginatus
Absolutely love them. My current dusky came in pretty bland in color but now is absolutely stunning. Pretty peaceful as well. Doesnt beat up on my CUC at all. Blue star is next on my list. After that is either a blue throat fairy or pink margin.

 

[i cant think]

Hahah well it looks like @Slocke helped me narrow it down to the Blue Star Leopard, Earmuff, and Timor wrasse. Are there any alternatives or additional suggestions you might add?

There’s several I would add!
If you want I can form a list of the potential guys I’d add personally.

 

[i cant think]

There’s several I would add!
If you want I can form a list of the potential guys I’d add personally.

Here you go, obviously these each need their own research and these aren’t the only species you could have

Rock dwellers;
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Vanuatu
Cirrhilabrus nahackyi
Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
Cirrhilabrus adornatus
Cirrhilabrus efatensis
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Cirrhilabrus naokoae
Cirrhilabrus isosceles x lunatus
Cirrhilabrus punctatus
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
Cirrhilabrus shutmani
Cirrhilabrus isosceles
Cirrhilabrus lunatus
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Cirrhilabrus rubriquamis
Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa
Cirrhilabrus teminickii
Paracheilinus cyaneus
Paracheilinus carpenteri
Paracheilinus sp. sulawesi
Paracheilinus octotaenia
Paracheilinus angulatus
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
Paracheilinus rubricaudalis
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Paracheilinus filamentosus

Wrasses with a Sandbed need;
Halichoeres biocellatus
Halichoeres rubricephalus
Halichoeres chlorocephalus
Halichoeres binotopsis
Halichoeres schwartzii
Halichoeres iridis
Halichoeres cosmetus
Halichoeres vroliki
Halichoeres argus
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Halichoeres leucurus
Halichoeres marginatus
Halichoeres timorensis
Halichoeres melasmapomus
Halichoeres pallidus
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus
Macropharyngodon moyeri
Macropharyngodon kuiteri
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macropharyngodon ornatus
Anampses meleagrides
Anampses Melanurus
Anampses neoguinaicus
Anampses lineatus
Anampses twistii
Coris dorsomacula
Coris caudimacula
Coris pictoides
Xenojulis margaritaceus

 

[Olympius]

I will always recommend Dusky wrasses. H. Marginatus
Absolutely love them. My current dusky came in pretty bland in color but now is absolutely stunning. Pretty peaceful as well. Doesnt beat up on my CUC at all. Blue star is next on my list. After that is either a blue throat fairy or pink margin.

Wow the Dusky was on my original list as well! Would it fit in with the other three I have mentioned and is my system big enough to accommodate 4 wrasses?

 

[i cant think]

Wow the Dusky was on my original list as well! Would it fit in with the other three I have mentioned and is my system big enough to accommodate 4 wrasses?

What other fish do you plan on having?
My 110G tank is filled with 13-14 fish… 5 of which are high end fish over here.
Here’s an FTS showing most fish except maybe 2-3.

This FTS is older and missing my newest fish;

 

[Olympius]

What other fish do you plan on having?
My 110G tank is filled with 13-14 fish… 5 of which are high end fish over here.
Here’s an FTS showing most fish except maybe 2-3.

This FTS is older and missing my newest fish;

wow thats awesome! How do you like the Magnificent fox face? I am currently torn between that one, the one spot, or the regular yellow one. I wanted a bigger fish bc all the ones I have currently are small.

Below is my current stock list in my Redsea MaxS-500. I believe it is 120 gallons in the display.
1Fire shrimp
1 Skunk Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp
1 Yellow Tang
1 purple Tang
1 White Tail Bristletooth Tang
1 firefish
2 Clownfish
1 Diamond Goby
1 Sandsifting Starfish
1 Lawnmower Blenny

very likely adding or considering:
Flame Hawkfish
Royal Gramma
Tailspot Blenny
Midas Blenny
Foxface (definitely adding)

 

[i cant think]

wow thats awesome! How do you like the Magnificent fox face? I am currently torn between that one, the one spot, or the regular yellow one. I wanted a bigger fish bc all the ones I have currently are small.

Below is my current stock list in my Redsea MaxS-500. I believe it is 120 gallons in the display.
1Fire shrimp
1 Skunk Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp
1 Yellow Tang
1 purple Tang
1 White Tail Bristletooth Tang
1 firefish
2 Clownfish
1 Diamond Goby
1 Sandsifting Starfish
1 Lawnmower Blenny

very likely adding or considering:
Flame Hawkfish
Royal Gramma
Tailspot Blenny
Midas Blenny
Foxface (definitely adding)

With those three tangs I’d honestly say you’re maxed out in a 120 and would only really get away with adding 1 other fish. The purple and yellow will be nasty to newcomers. The purple (and yellow) may also be a case of rehoming as they can get too active for a 4’/5’ tank and really want a 6-8’ tank.

In terms of the foxface, I love mine. However the downside is they can be reef safe with caution so Zoas are generally on the menu for some of them.

 

[Olympius]

@Slocke @i cant think hello! So I ended up adding a blue star leopard wrasse and it popped into the sand about a 1.5 weeks ago. It came out once like the day after and I tried to feed mysis, pellets, and flakes and it didnt show any interest only to dive back into the sand shortly after and has been hiding since! How long should pass before I begin to worry? Additionally, what foods do yall recommend I try? I was going to try and get some black worms but there anything else?

 

[Slocke]

@Slocke @i cant think hello! So I ended up adding a blue star leopard wrasse and it popped into the sand about a 1.5 weeks ago. It came out once like the day after and I tried to feed mysis, pellets, and flakes and it didnt show any interest only to dive back into the sand shortly after and has been hiding since! How long should pass before I begin to worry? Additionally, what foods do yall recommend I try? I was going to try and get some black worms but there anything else?

Where did you get it and was it eating before you got it? They can go a few weeks in the sand so don’t be too worried.
A food I like with small picky fish is PE calanus and I mix that with mysis and/or brine shrimp. You can also usually get live baby brine fairly easily.