Six Line Wrasse...snail assassin?

[reefer-nyc]

Have any of you seen this behavior before? Its either this little &8^^%$ or a massive red hermit crab. Thoughts? Its a very small wrasse I used to use to keep flatworms in check years ago.

 

[anthony27]

I have a 6 line and snails in the tank and he leaves them alonee hermits he leaves alone. The only thing he bothers is the corals to feed when they have food on them, I dont trust crabs in general

 

[reefer-nyc]

Thanks Anthony, I think its the large red leg who I will pick out and torture when I find that darn hermit crab!

 

[anthony27]

lol just toss him n your sump lol he is better off there I had a snail no joke ate 5 polp. of my aog's and i was mad I took him out tossed him in the sump.

 

[rickytsui]

Wrasse will eat all your snail that he can fit in it mouth

 

[reefer-nyc]

it has a small mouth and these are huge Mexican turbos now.

 

[anthony27]

I have turbo snails in the tank and never once have I seen my wrass eat a snail, I think they get a bad wrap, I have had the snail as long as the wrass and it leaves it alone.

 

[rickytsui]

that should be fine i had some really small snail b4 and i see my 4line just keep picking on them

 

[reefer-nyc]

thanks bro

 

[nminunni]

my old 6-line would eat any invert I had

 

[duke62]

man my 6line is a wuss.i have had him for 2 years and its a perfect resident.i have no pods, but hey he is extrmely peaceful.my small perc clown chases him when he gets to close to its toadstool.

 

[JonnyJ]

my sixline is like an inch and a half...hes a baby - uhh where can i start

no longer eats pellets
no longer eats flakes
will only eat mysis shrimps
and for the last month has killed off every pod in my tank lol...


ive also noticed my peppermint does not come out at all during the day anymore, only at night. i wonder if thats because of the sixline as well.

and i watch him look at snails and dart at them everyonce in a while. so yes i would say he could be the snail assassin!

 

[dubs]

every fish is different i have one in my tank and it dont bother any body