yellow & Purple Wrasse

1. Be glad you didn't find a 6 line; it would have turned into a bully eventually.
2. The common "Yellow & Purple Wrasse" is a Halichoeres leucoxanthus. It is mostly reef safe, but may occasionally pick at your inverts. If you feed appropriate for keeping a wrasse, this won't be a big issue. It will not pick at clams, and it probably won't even take a second look at your coco worms.
3. All wrasses are jumpers.

My general advice with keeping wrasses:

1. Keep with appropriate tankmates (ie - peaceful tankmates only)
2. Feed small amounts several times per day.
3. Must be kept in A COVERED TANK. No exceptions. A 5/8" wrasse will find and fit through a 5/8" hole, eventually.

 

Yes that is the one

 

#1 good to know
#2 a relief
#3 picking up a top tonight - I hope he can wait

Part two
#1 Is with peacful tank mates - the only semi aggressive is the flame angle
#2 twice a day ok?
#3 I got it

 

nice. while I may not be on the same level as evolved when it comes to wrasse. I love them. Youll come to enjoy what they bring to the tank. Fairly active & very peaceful fish. They are good swimmer that seems to influence other fish out into the water column.

Once I get my 30 up and running, I plan to move some 75g's occupants around and go for maybe a christmas or a yellow. (in the 75 that is)

 

Twice a day should be fine. If you've got enough pests for him to eat, those will probably sustain him just fine until the population comes down.

 

Oh I have lots of flat worms, copapods and fire worms. All with in check but I have noticed an increase in flat worms over the last two weeks.

And he/she is only an inch long still all yellow