pink face wrasse compatibility ??

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  1. billielewis3

    billielewis3 Gigas Clam

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    hey everyone, i have a 93g cube, with a pinkface wrasse and a white cheek tang. zero aggression towards each other, they are pretty much BFFs. and was wondering if they are only aggressive to other wrasse fish, or similar shaped fish, or what? i want a nice pair of clowns, and/or a royal gramma, but i dont want to waste money knowing that they'd be eaten or killed. also i want to get a cleaner shrimp or fire shrimp, but is that on the menu plan for these wrasse as well?
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
  4. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    from personal experience

    my pink faced fairy wrasse is fine with cleaner and blood/ fire shrimps
    but despite being the later addition of a group of wrasses, it took exceptiom to them all over a period of a few weeks
    it started with the canary wrasse, but ignored the others
    I removed the canary (along with some of the sand bed, as capturing them after they have buried themselves is easiest IME)
    Once the canary was gone, the pink face then turned on the black leopard wrasse, which it had basically ignored whilst the canary was present
    so yep. I removed the leopard wrasse, which caused the pink face to start chasing the flasher wrasse , which it had also ignored whilst the other wrasse had been in the tank

    maybe I got a particularly aggresive personality Pink faced wrasse
    but whilst it is still in my set up, I doubt I will try any other wrasse additions

    Steve
     
  5. billielewis3

    billielewis3 Gigas Clam

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    so no more wrasse, but does he bully other fish?
     
  6. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Mine does not bother any other fish at all Billie

    Steve