six line wrasse

[SteveZ15]

Are They Really That Bad.I Read They Can Be Real mean

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Mine is a good boy and never bothers any other fish

 

[SPotter]

Mine is good with other non wrasse fish. Every now and then I will catch him going after one of my other wrasses but it doesn't last long.


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[thirty6]

They are attractive looking fish, but i nevet kept one due to the negative deedback they get

 

[MIKE NY]

most are well behaved when small, but get really territorial when large...I wasn't able to keep any other wrasses or simular shapes fish or get any new fish ....mine has a life sentence in the fuge

 

[SteveZ15]

Im Sure He Dont Mind Your Fuge Is Bigger Than My Entire System .Mabe Ill Add Him Last For Some Reason I Like That Wrasse I Have To Look At Others Mabe Ill Like ALess Aggressiv one

 

[KathyC]

After years of reading posts about 6 line wrasses, I would never, ever get one. Easily 90% + of them eventually turn super nasty to their tank mates.

If you are hell-bent on getting one for their looks- there IS a fish called a Cryptic 6 line wrasse. It is much smaller than your typical 6 line, as nicely colored but it doesn;t have the nasty temperment. They are not easy to find though

 

[SteveZ15]

I Gotta Pick Good Cuz Its A Small Tank I Did Like It For The Colors I Like Some Carpenters Amd Flasher But They Seem Timid And Sensitive I Always See Some In Fish Stores And That Certain One I See Deadones Or ThatThey Are Hiding And Look Shy . I Like Mystery One Mabe Ill Get that. Im Only Gonna Have 4 Or 5 Fish The Most. I Have 2 Already.Naked Clown And Blue Green Cromis.

 

[KathyC]

Keep on mind that if you pick any wrasse- the tank MUST be covered - they all tend to jump

 

[SteveZ15]

I have a sheet of egg crate I have to cut to size,should this be the last fish I add?I will probably go with the mystery.

 

[albano]

should this be the last fish I add?

Has anyone EVER really added their LAST FISH?

 

[KathyC]

If it's a mystery, it doesn't need to be the last fish. If you go with the 6 line, then yes.

Eggcrate is (unfortunately) not a good choice as a way to stop fish from jumping. For one, it is surprising just how big a fish can get through that stuff if they jump through on the diagonal. I learned this one day when my Royal Gramma went sailing past my head.

The second point is eggcrate will reduce how much of your lighting actually gets to your tank/corals..by somewhere around 30%.

Many of the members here make a screen top for their tanks, easy enough to do and it doesn't reduce the lighting
You can see how to do it here...
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/diy-do-yourself/77035-tank-cover-building-demonstration.html

 

[SteveZ15]

Has anyone EVER really added their LAST FISH?

Its only a 40 gal, I dont want to cram them in there,I would like a bigger tank in the future.The 2 small fish I have now swim all over I dont want to reduce their space too much they seem to enjoy the room.