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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 15, 2016 10:05:50 GMT -5
Anyone had experience with them in reef tanks?
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Post by jstearn on Aug 16, 2016 18:17:26 GMT -5
I've always kept one in my tank. Keep my clam clean. No issues they do like to jump out of the tank though.
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 17, 2016 9:58:39 GMT -5
So I bought him on Monday. Very active. Took Alex at Pet Pro 25 minutes to catch, so he pretty healthy. I saw him for a few seconds during feeding yesterday, but not as of yet today. Hoping he's just adjusting to the tank
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 17, 2016 10:31:30 GMT -5
I've always heard they are very similar to melanurus wrasses. Reef safe with caution, may eat ornamental shrimp, crabs and snails, safe with corals.
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 17, 2016 14:59:25 GMT -5
He's pretty small still, maybe 1 1/2-2". I have some small black snails that come out in the hundreds. Maybe he'll help with those. Still haven't seen him today though
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 18, 2016 11:49:36 GMT -5
Day 3. Still haven't seen since Tuesday night (now Thursday). I don't believe it to be an aggression thing cause my 2 most aggressive, female clown and large banggai cardinal are to busy with a yellowtail that I got on Sunday. Where they are sand dwellers, my purple lobstah might have gotten him, but he (lobstah) was extremely eager to grab his shrimp pellets when I threw them in last night. Hopefully he's just found a good hidey hole or spot in the sand and biding his time. Not writing him off yet though. I've found fish living in overflows when they've been missing for months.
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 18, 2016 11:56:15 GMT -5
Sorry, I guess I should be saying her.
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 20, 2016 10:34:35 GMT -5
Just stepped in to take a break from mowing the lawn and found her happily darting around the tank and eating. Yay!
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Post by jstearn on Aug 21, 2016 14:00:40 GMT -5
Yeah I've had 3 and they all hide for 2-5 days when you first get them. All 3 have eaten the tiny white snails. And the pyramid snails.
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 22, 2016 14:16:32 GMT -5
She's still on their schedule. She comes out at about 10:30,feeds, and goes back to hiding. Staying out today though!😁
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Aug 22, 2016 14:18:38 GMT -5
Sorry, never been able to keep Wrasses this long (except my lunare wrasse I had in on of my fowlr tanks
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Post by Sean (90 reef, fw rack sys) on Sept 6, 2016 6:59:27 GMT -5
Just to follow up. Had the wrasse for a couple of weeks now and it's doing awesome. Very active and has buddied up with my diamond goby. Longest I've ever been able to keep a wrasse!!!😁
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Post by spotfin on Sept 6, 2016 17:12:18 GMT -5
Nice.
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