which Wrasse

[tuwhada]

With my recent loss of my Christmas wrasse, (I think he hid too much and never ate) i would still like to add a wrasse to my tank. I was debating out of either a blue head or a jansens wrasse. I was wondering what everybody else thought about their behaviours and colors or if they have had expeirence with either of these. Or if somebody has a suggestion of another wrasse that will go in a semiaggressive tank.
Thanks
Christina

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

is it a reef tank

 

[pufferman]

how about lunare wrasses or cleaner wrasses, maybe some hogfish.

P-MAN

 

[Guest]

cleaner wrasses

Bad advice, I can't believe you just recommended a cleaner wrasse. They have a horrible record in captivity with some 90% dieing. They are specific parasite eaters, and generally will not eat prepared foods. I think we need the size of your tank to recommend a wrasse that will not get to big..

 

[tuwhada]

I was looking to do something different, I have the availablitly to get whatever I want, I work at a tropical fish store, so they will order things. We currently have the jansens in and I like the blue head. I was looking for something colorful and with blue or yellow, (I don't have those colors).
No it is not a reef tank and I already unsuccesfully had a cleaner wrasse, had some parasites thought I would give it a chance even though I know they are difficult and it did not live.

Thanks
Christina

 

[pufferman]

Well, i didnt know it had THAT BAD OF A RECORD.

 

[tuwhada]

hey don't worry not everybody does, no biggy. Now you know for yourself too. My other prob is I don't want to get one that small b/c I have porc puffer and I don't want him to eat it. But thank you for your ideas.

Christina

 

[reefrunner69]

Bad advice, I can't believe you just recommended a cleaner wrasse.

8O 8O 8O

Remove that first line, and you have made a point without offending anyone. The first line, however, tends to close peoples minds, and your message falls on deaf ears. Rather than explain why cleaner wrasses are a bad idea, all they can think of is how you slapped that person down. That is unacceptable here, take that attitude to ReefCentral

 

[tuwhada]

I did not mean for this to cause a problem i just wanted some peoples opinions. I am sorry!

Christina

 

[reefrunner69]

Please don't feel this is your fault. This post was reported to me by pm, and when I read it, something needed to be said. I apologize that it intruded on your thread.

 

[tuwhada]

ok So that all said and done. Any opinions on the fish????

Christina

 

[reefrunner69]

I'm partial to the fairy wrasses myself. IMO, most wrasses will do OK in a semi-aggressive tank cause they are so fast. Some of the wrasses are also considered semi-aggressive or aggressive themselves. There are many of the Thallasoma sp (spelling?) that are quite beautiful and would fit right in.

 

[Atari]

I was looking for something colorful and with blue or yellow

Thalasoma lunare

 

[reefrunner69]

Another favorite of Mine is the T hardwicke

 

[Atari]

Wow.. love the colouration on that one

 

[tuwhada]

you know we had a hardwicke at the store and it died, I don't recall it being that colorful as the one in the picture plus it hid ALOT!!!

But maybe I will consider that one thanks.

Christina

 

[reefrunner69]

I know that when I worked for the LFS, the wholesalers used to sell us a Hardwicke wrasse, that WAS NOT T. hardwicke. Can't remember which species it was, but wasn't the fish pictured above. It is also my experience that any wrasse has a good possibility for hiding for a few days to a week when first placed in the aquarium.