Wrasses

[Delphinus]

If you can get the clear bird netting and use the window frame things, it can looks surprisingly OK on an open top tank...

But yeah, without something in place, I think it's just a matter of time before something startles them and they do the quick zip thing that sometimes ends up trajectory'ing right outta the tank.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

If you can get the clear bird netting and use the window frame things, it can looks surprisingly OK on an open top tank...

But yeah, without something in place, I think it's just a matter of time before something startles them and they do the quick zip thing that sometimes ends up trajectory'ing right outta the tank.

I have seen some done with that Tony. Not sure if thats what I would do.. I just bought 3 of those beautiful lined chromis from Kraken.

I cant add a dwarf angel as I have all sps and clams. As I will have "old fart style" to much rock in my reef, I would like fishies that also like that and swim in and out through the rock.

[SmallFry]

Originally Posted by Doug

I cant add a dwarf angel as I have all sps and clams. As I will have "old fart style" to much rock in my reef, I would like fishies that also like that and swim in and out through the rock.

I don't have a lot in the way of corals but my Coral Beauty completely ignores my Crocea, it also completely ignored my Montipora before it got wiped out and hasn't gone for the tiny frag of Acropora, nor my Chalice or Favia. Obviously all fish are individuals, and I may just have been lucky.

I had similar reservations about dwarf angels too, but I was told that the Coral Beauty was less of a risk for nibbling on things than a Flame Angel when I bought it - I have no evidence for this, it was just what I was told..
My Coral Beauty also spends pretty much all it's time weaving in and out through the rock - it's going to love it when my new rock is cured...

Not really trying to sell you on dwarf angels though, just might not be as bad for 'sampling' your reef as you might initially think.

Rob.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by SmallFry

I don't have a lot in the way of corals but my Coral Beauty completely ignores my Crocea, it also completely ignored my Montipora before it got wiped out and hasn't gone for the tiny frag of Acropora, nor my Chalice or Favia. Obviously all fish are individuals, and I may just have been lucky.

I had similar reservations about dwarf angels too, but I was told that the Coral Beauty was less of a risk for nibbling on things than a Flame Angel when I bought it - I have no evidence for this, it was just what I was told..
My Coral Beauty also spends pretty much all it's time weaving in and out through the rock - it's going to love it when my new rock is cured...

Not really trying to sell you on dwarf angels though, just might not be as bad for 'sampling' your reef as you might initially think.

Rob.

Actually Rob they have always been my favorites. About 15yrs ago, another reefer and I in Thompson, tried to mate a pair without much luck.. My worry is my clams. I have three now and likely buy another couple.

I once gave up several beautiful clams because my 3yr. old copperband started to pick on them, so trying to watch close what I add this time, as the clams are going to be a feature along with my acros.

They have a baby coral beauty down at the local place. Just gorgeous and healthy. Eating everything. It takes all my will power to not buy it.

[craigwmiller]

Can't trust a wrasse not to jump, so save them from themselves and put a screen cover.

I use a piece of plastic chicken wire (3/8" squares) which attaches to the top of the euro bracing with 3M Command clips. (takes about 15 seconds to take the entire screen off, but normally I just take of 2 or 3 points in a few seconds to add a fish or move a frag/etc.

My most recent install of the chicken wire on my latest tank was about 2 hours after I added a fairy wrasse. (I lucked out trusting a yellow, a mccoskers, and a couple leopards previously, but since I had the stuff I decided not be be lazy)... About an hour after the 10 minute install, I fed the fish and the new wrasse decided to eat (YAY) and then get intimidated by my powder brown and dart out of the water, deflecting the net by about 3-ish inches... I cheered since it was a good show and that he wasn't able to commit suicide!


Cover it, wrasses & blenny's get startled easily and can leave the water.

[Skimmerking]

Doug my cleaner wrasse is amazing and he moves a lot throughout the rock

[Doug]

I just want your leopards.

[neoh]

I managed to catch my wrasse jumping out (I've lost 3 in the last 6 months from jumping..) and scooped 'em up and threw him back in the tank with no ill effects.

But yeah. Those suckers like to carpet surf.

[Doug]

Im afraid Ratfink, my wiener dog will get to them before I will if they flopping around the floor....