Which Wrasses?

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  1. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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  2. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    And it's of a genus I didn't include on my list, intentionally. ;)
     
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  3. aquariaman

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    Aww! Darn! They are pretty cool though! ;)
     
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    I have carberryis and they still have their color so far at 2 months. They eat NLS pellets though so that may be the reason.
     
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  5. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    Hmm. Maybe you got lucky, I had a harem of 5 that were fed everything from spectrum, flake, live brine, frozen mysis, ect. They all ate like pigs but would never hold the weight, nor retain color. I had em for about 1 year before I ended up taking them back to the fish store.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Brightness of the tank could be a factor there.

    I know with many anthias species, such as square backs and ventralis, if you keep them in a brightly lit SPS tank, they'll fade. Keep them in a lower light LPS tank, and they'll retain color.

    Remember, the most colorful anthias come from deep water (dim conditions).
     
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    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    Hmm not something I had considered before, but that does seem likely, since it was at the time had 2x 250 MH + 4x 54watt T5 on a 70 gallon.
     
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  8. horkn

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    I fully agree. The fairy wrasses are usually pretty good towards each other. Leopard wrasses can be tough to get to eat prepared foods.
     
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  9. reefmonkey

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    horkn! Haven't seen your name around here in awhile! How are ya?
     
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  10. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    Yes, they can be not reef safe.

    While not a fairy wrasse, my favorite under 100 dollar wrasse is the radiant wrasse. Plus because its a halichoeres wrasse, they eat flatworms and pyramellid snails.
     
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