lime green wrasse

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i have a 2 inch lime green wrasse in my fowlr tank. im condensing my tanks down into 1 big tank(sorta)...the main tank will be a reef and part of the sump will be for fish only fish. is this guy reef safe or not....ive read conflicting opinions online.
     
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    i consider him reef safe because he won't eat your corals. however, he will eat small non-sessile invertebrates and feather dusters. mine would even go after hermits if they turned over but the only time i witnessed him successfully eating one was when he caught them switching shells.
     
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    how would he be with anemones? i know he dooesnt eat snails (yet)...i dont have hermits or intentional feather dusters(have millions of little hitch hikers.i also plan to have several clams.
     
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    he wouldn't touch your anemone other than to steal food. i didn't have a clam at the time but i do have a clam with a canary wrasse and a christmas wrasse now and have never seen them show any interest in the clam other than eating things off of the shell.
     
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