Two wrasse Harems in a 275g?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

I was thinking McCoskers, Carpentar's or Linespot.

Which one I choose will depend more on which I can get a harem for. I want to add the flasher wrasses first as a group, so I need to be able to get my hands on 2 females and a male of one species at the same time. I'll add the lineatus wrasses second. I'm tempted to try and track down 4 female lineatus wrasses and let one change in to a male to try and avoid aggression from the start.

McCosker's would be a great choice, they are quite peaceful. With wrasses you can use one super male, one sub-dominanant male and then however many females you want. The sub-dominant male will keep the super male in his brightest colors. I find super males and single males will flash at other fish if they don't have any of their specie in the tank.

Make sure you cover every square inch of your tank!

[asylumdown]

I had a few wrasse disasters in my 90 gallon. This tank (the build thread in my signature) is going to be built in to the wall, so the space above the tank will be 100% sealed. They can jump to their hearts content, they won't be going anywhere.

Have you had success finding that many gender types of the same species before? I always see male wrasses in the stores, but hardly ever any females or groups of females at the same time.

[Myka]

Females can be very difficult to find, you may need to ask your LFS to special order them for you. Sub-dominant males look halfway between male and female...like males that aren't as brilliant.