Mixing wrasses

Snappy · #1 01-05-2010, 04:02 PM

I personally believe the tank size has a lot to do with them fighting and jumping. They need room to flee if threatened and the best option is for them to have space to swim out of harms way horizontally and not vertically because they often can't stop when they reach the surface. I have 9 wrasses in my tank and they all get along fine but they have also ample room. These include a yellow coris, radiant, mystery, leopard, pencil, solar, 6 line, etc.
Some like the 6 line for example don't play nice with others that have the same body shape so try to mix them up a bit.

Skimmerking · #2 01-05-2010, 04:47 PM

I agree with Snappy on this on, in my 75 gal i had a Leopard, yellow and a SIx line the 6 line was a ass who chased them both and picked on. the fairy, leopard and yellow are great choices to put together.

blueyota · #3 01-05-2010, 04:58 PM

Great!!! Thanks for the replys I will try to keep there body shapes and colors from being to similar

blueyota · #4 01-05-2010, 05:02 PM

Yea im not a big fan of the sixline ...every one i see in someone elses tank is the prick

wickedfrags · #5 01-05-2010, 06:22 PM

While I have enjoyed wrasses for many years I no longer collect them, at least not the expensive ones anyway as I have found many do not survive long term.

Despite my tank being completely covered, many have still found a way out or, or have simmply disappeared (specially the deep-water wrasses). Take this into considereation before you consider the more expensive/collectible wrasses.

Zoaelite · #6 01-05-2010, 07:54 PM

I have 2 yellow corris and a fairy in a 165g and they get along just fine.
Levi

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #7 01-05-2010, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snappy

I personally believe the tank size has a lot to do with them fighting and jumping. They need room to flee if threatened and the best option it for them to have space to swim out of harms way horizontally and not vertically because they often can't stop when they reach the surface.

In principle, I agree, but my Blue sided Fairy lives in a 210g 6' x 2' x 29" tall reef tank with lots of hiding places & it still chases other wrasses (besides the Canary) relentlessly out of the tank.

Sometimes you just end up with a b@st@rd fish

ponokareefer · #8 01-05-2010, 09:03 PM

My dusky wrasse picks on my whip fin a lot, along with my clownfish for some reason. So my experience hasn't been so great. My new little trigger has put him in his a place a few times though.

my2rotties · #9 01-06-2010, 09:39 PM

Just don't add a Banana wrasse to your tank. Mine is quite unpredictable at times. He will be fine with something forever and then just suddenly kill. He is a hunter of the tank, and reminds me of a Mako shark. Beautiful fish though, I would not part with him for anything.

Ryan · #10 01-06-2010, 10:21 PM

How are fairy wrasses? I recently purchased a McCosker and want to add 3 or 4 more in a 75G. Was also thinking of adding a trio of Blue Flashers.

I had this McCosker in a tank with the Blue FLasher at work and they were fine for days, then I bought the McCosker. Maybe it was just these 2 fish I am not sure.

If a 75 wont work for the 2 species or even for the small group of McCoskers what would be the recomended size? 150G?