Anthias or wrasse?!

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  1. Nu-Nu

    Nu-Nu Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Hello everyone! Been a while since i posted a thread here :D anyways, i think i can get 1 last fish for my 66 gallon tank... And i wanted to know your opinions. My choices are between a lyretail anthias and a melenarous wrasse.

    Wrasse: i like this because they are super active and will be in the front of my tank. I also like how it has the ability to eat flatworms... :) i do like its colours, but they could be better.. Haha

    Anthias: i like this because they are very very colourful and they dont swim super fast so he will most likely just chill in the front of the tank where i can see him.

    Please help! Hah
     
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    wrasse anthias can be kinda finicky at times
     
  5. Nu-Nu

    Nu-Nu Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Honestly, i think i like the anthias more, but if it is picky i may not be so sure. I know cosmo just got that wrasse so maybe it is awesome :p

    Why do you say it is finicky?
     
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    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Anthias require multiple feeding and sometimes are hard to get eating.
     
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    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    what else is in ur tank nu-nu?
     
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  9. Nu-Nu

    Nu-Nu Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I have
    1 one spot foxface
    1 occy clown
    1 black clown
    1 chalk bass
    1 large engineer goby
    1 small marine betta
    1 fat flame hawk fish

    66 gallon tank...people told me 1 more fish is ok, my trates are always 0 for some reason. Lol
     
  10. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    With those fish an anthias would probably have a hard time acclimating due to the boisterous nature of your community. I have had anthias crawl under a rock and die for no apparent reason...
     
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    Nu-Nu Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Ok i see... By boisterous do you mean the betta? Lol no one believes me, but that betta is nicer then my clown fish. Haha he is probably the nicest obe in the tank besides the bass... The real jerk is the 10" engineer
     
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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    actually i was thinknig the two clowns, but the betta and the foxface are pretty big fish. For instance, I added a black tang. My tang is super chill, but my flasher wrasse was TERRIFIED of him. He knocked himself silly one day then crawled into a rock for 3 weeks at a time. There was never any aggression, only the fact that he is a pretty big fish.