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Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by ingtar_shinowa, Feb 28, 2012.

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  1. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Decided to get a Melanurus Wrasse instead of a Scopas Tang for my last fist. There are alot of benefits for me with this fish, since I saw a red/brown flatworm in the gravel, plus they are gorgeous. In the past I also just though they were a non reef-safe fish due to the coloration on them, but I'm excited!
     
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  2. sharoleb

    sharoleb Bristle Worm

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    Congrats! I love my melanarus! Gorgeous fish, great personality and they do a great job of keeping the tank pest free. Well behaved also, mine doesn't pick on any of my smaller fish.
     
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  3. sharoleb

    sharoleb Bristle Worm

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    Do you have a build thread? I would love to see more of your tank!
     
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  4. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    congrats! Seems like a pretty beneficial fish. is yours more blue colored or orange?
     
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  5. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    HOLY CRAP! I just set him in the tank and he EXPLODED into the sand. So cool lol!
     
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  7. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    You will love that fish! I love mine for all of it's amazing inspecting it does of every coral and nook and cranny....say goodbye to flatworms
     
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    I'm pumped. the planaria flatworms don't respond well to flatworm exit and I'm pretty sure thats what I got. I can see some on the glass, sand, and LR, but none on my corals so thats pretty nice. I also read that the toxins affect montipora very badly. I've seen 4-5 posts early on where those corals where hit really hard.
    Since this isn't an emergency (ie AEFW) The Melanurus Wrasse is going to be great. I started researching after Sharoleb's thread and never heard anything bad about them. One thread was a guy with a huge reef and he had 4 of them in there lol
     
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  9. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Halichoeres species wrasses are reef safe. They can be hard on small feather dusters and small motile inverts like snails.
     
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  10. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    Yes, they are awesome at pest control, but yes they can take out snails and smaller crabs. Mine ate both of my porcelain crabs.
     
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