lunar wrasse reef safe?

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  1. puffer_lover

    puffer_lover Astrea Snail

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    ok well i have Zoanthid polyps...do you think that the lunar wrasse and them will get along together......
     
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  3. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    lunars at my store nibble a little, ohhh and it wasnt mexican it was red sea cleaner wrasse sorry...;(
     
  4. Matt Rogers

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    Not sure about reef safe, but here is my story, I had a lunar wrasse way back when in my 40 breeder... loved that fish.. but he ripped the jaw off my coral beauty.. it was hardcore.. so buyer beware! :eek:
     
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    puffer_lover Astrea Snail

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    yikes that sounds frustraiting....... well mine is nibbling alittle i noticed and i was wondering if there is anything that i could do to stop his nibbles.........
     
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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Mexican cleaner wrasse? You mean the Mexican rock wrasse? Got a latin for it?
     
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  9. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    its not the mexican its the red sea cleaner wrasse. it has two blue lateral lines on both sides on a black base. only like 5-6 inches long max. i dont know the sci. but ill get it for you.;D
     
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    [quote author=mushroom_man link=board=Fish;num=1107646522;start=0#7 date=02/08/05 at 21:55:56]you know whats funny the mexican cleaner wrasse in its fully adult stage eat sps. just wanted to add a fun fact[/quote]

    So this was ment to rad Red Sea cleaner wrasse? There may be a mexican cleaner wrasee, but it's not on any permit for collections. It would have to survive on Porites sp, if it ate SPS.
     
  11. amcarrig

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    [quote author=mushroom_man link=board=Fish;num=1107646522;start=15#16 date=02/12/05 at 00:59:39]its not the mexican its the red sea cleaner wrasse. it has two blue lateral lines on both sides on a black base. only like 5-6 inches long max. i dont know the sci. but ill get it for you.;D[/quote]
    http://www.marinedepotlive.com/793874.html

    Is this the fish? If it is, don't plan on keeping any sps corals. I learned about their feeding habits as adults the hard way :(
     
  12. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    ya buddy! thats it. i mean dont get me wrong but its a nice fish, but the whole nibbling thing is bad!!!