All About Reef Safe Wrasses

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True statement. They're most susceptible to flukes and bacterial infections.

 

UPS coming tomorrow...psyched!

 

And he's here! Crappy cell phone no light pic:



Currently acclimating. I am going to put him in my 46BF QT for probably 2 weeks, mostly to get him eating well.

 

Yayers!

 

My thoughts exactly! The wife loves him already as well 8)

 

Thats a cool looking fish dude, nice score. Here is the little lady I have on hold. Eating a TON of mysis and pellets.

 

awesome writeup! Im working on getting new wrasses for the new tank. So far i have 2 whipfin fairys, exquisite, naoko's, and koi wrasse. Next looking toward scotts fairy wrasses

 

Thanks for the kind words.

I hate to be a kill joy, but I see trouble surely on the horizon with the mix you have going, let alone adding a Scott's to it. Whip fins, once mature with a >90% certainty, will terrorize other wrasses. I presume they're juvi's now, as you said "two" as opposed to a pair. The other possible future problem you have is the C. adornatus (koi); they're almost as aggressive as C. filamentosus, 80% of the time. And couple these with the C. naokoae (who is also known for moderate aggression), and I get really nervous...

Lastly, the other top Cirrhilabrus for aggression alongside C. filamentosus is C. scottorum (Scott's). I advise people to not even try mixing Scott's with other wrasses at all, let alone with other known aggressive species.

I'd urge you to strongly reconsider.

 

Thanks, and good luck with the Leopard! Awesome that you already know it is eating well. How is the Iridis doing?

 

Iridis is amazing. He fights for food like all the others now.