wrasse

[panza]

hello,




just wondering i saw this really awesome wrasse on website i was looking into. are all wrasse not reef safe? if not are flasher wrasse reef safe? and the research ive done says minium tank size is a 10 gallon. what do you guys think? thanks

 

[melosu58]

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Male

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1926+329&pcatid=329&N=0

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1400&pcatid=1400&N=0

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1555&pcatid=1555&N=0

Which one you talking about. They all look like they are reef safe.

 

[panza]

this one



Carpenters Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)

 

[melosu58]

Yes that is one of the ones I posted. It says it is reef safe.

 

[panza]

and do you think it would be fit in my tank? with a damsel and a green clown goby? and the size. because some sights say it needs like 55 galons others say 10 and all over so what do you guys think a 14 gallon will be ok?

 

[melosu58]

No I would say it needs at least a 29 gallon tank. 14 might be too small. Sorry.

 

[panza]

dang. what about a hog fishes do you know anything bout them? would it be ok with the shrimp?

 

[melosu58]

I dont know much about them but maybe someone else does.

 

[roka64]

The hogfish I have seen need much larger tanks.

 

[intimatecple]

Looking at some info on hog fish....They seem to range from 8-10" and like room to swim and plenty of rock work. Thay also seem not to be reef safe. So I would also suggest a larger tank

 

[Innovator]

Depends on specie of hogfish. These are smaller and common, but there are other harder to find species/variants: Bodianus sepiacaudus and Bodianus bimaculatus. They will consume shrimp and 14g should be ok for one.

 

[panza]

ok. so i cant do one with a shrimp, so i guess ill just stick with my green clown goby. thats ok right? will my damsel be aggresive twords it