SPS fish

[Pico1]

What do you guys think is the most beneficial wrasse (or fish) to have in an SPS tank? I’ve heard mixed answers and was wondering what you guys thought.

[gemini aquarius(t)]

i think a six line

[delv]

I like my juvenile Dianna Hog and Disappearing Wrasse. Both are constantly picking at the undersides of my colonies...Makes me worry less about flatworms.

Can't stand Six Lines....too agressive...pertty though.

d.

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

i have'nt had any agression issue's with my six-line being agressive, where do you get that comment from? all the six-line's that i've had in my tank's have never been agressive...:confused: in my opinion i would go with a six-line or a mystery wrasse.

[JRaquatics]

I have never had sixline agression either, never even heard of them being agressive. Love my sixline.

[delv]

I've had mystery and 6 both chase other small fish/wrasses out of tanks. They can both be relentless. They are, however, more species/shape dependant....they attack similar fish. I suppose I keep very high fish populations (currently 30 in a 150) and am very fond of wrasses...both are a no go for me.

d.

[dvanacker]

I have seen my sixline kill a long nose hawk fish and a false clown...it doesnt like new comers.

[Joe Cool]

My six-line was extremely aggresive to my clowns, i had to move him to another tank.

[Rays]

Ditto the aggression, I couldn't get it out of the tank quick enough!

[RichConley]

6 lines are little terrorists. That being said, theyre not even that good pest eaters.

Halichoeres wrasses do a much better job.

[JRaquatics]

My sixline eats planeria "flat worms"

[Kinetic]

i want a radiant wrasse. but they need a sand bed and will jump (my tank is bb and open top... braceless to be exact).

they look beautiful, eat all sorts of bad stuff, double as cleaners to fish, and are pretty hardy.

[epon]

depends on what you define as beneficial, but my favorites are the Leopards and the Melanurus. Leopards do a great job on those pesky pods and require a sandbed for sleeping in.

[volivier]

you have a leapard? i tried years ago with one, no success.

[epon]

I do not. Friend had one and it was awesome.

[ApexPredator]

I have found in my past systems that a lot of those wrasses that "require" sand to sleep in really do not. Most wrasses that need sand to sleep in are just as comfortable sleeping within the rockwork. I would not recommend this with leopard wrasses as they are hard enough to get to eat with the sand but almost all other hardy wrasses will be ok in a bare bottom tank as I have kept a number of them.

[Kinetic]

wow, maybe i'll try a radiant wrasse afterall with my bb tank

[md14fish]

I had a six line that I had to remove due to aggression. It was relentless on clowns and pseudocromis freidmani. I gave it to Atlantis Marine World.

[nwrogers]

My six line was mean too. I would never get another one! I have read that Halichoeres wrasses are really good but I have also read that as they get older they will eat your shrimp, crabs, and snails. I don’t have any personal experiences with them but I know others on this forum do…

[Pico1]

Guss this has turned into a "worst SPS fish" thread. :p What about a mystery wrasse?

[Frankysreef]

I second halichoeres wrasses... I wouldnt be surprised if they ate red bugs.

[getwood65]

my strawberry wrasse is awesome and my christmas wrasse does great despite what lots of other people have said about them being terrorists.

[NewbieForever]

I think any tank that is open top can't have wrasses. My six line jumped....

[Kinetic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9202368#post9202368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pico1
Guss this has turned into a "worst SPS fish" thread. :p What about a mystery wrasse?

i know they're good too, but they'll eat any shrimp possible in the tank, so if you have shrimp inverts, they'll be gone =X

[King-Kong]

My sixline is the devil.

He terrorizes all new fish to the tank, and subsequently bullies some of my anthias and my small clown.

Wish I had never gotten him.

[GSMguy]

what is a good wrasse for a smaller tank mine is a 50g and i would like a pest eating wrasse

[atzak]

I'm fond of my yellow corishttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e124/atzak/myaquarium2005052.jpg

I have a pinkface wrasse that eats monti nudis also, priceless

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9199751#post9199751 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kinetic
i want a radiant wrasse. but they need a sand bed and will jump (my tank is bb and open top... braceless to be exact).

they look beautiful, eat all sorts of bad stuff, double as cleaners to fish, and are pretty hardy.

I have a radiant and mine is happy without a lid. I do have a sand bed though.

[blindskater02]

I have a mystery wrasse that is awesome! Doesnt bother any fish hes in his own little world lol =)

[TheUndertaker]

I have 3 leopards and i love them they all hang together and it looks sweet

[toefutoefutoefu]

other than attacking my hawkfish, my sixline is great. He and the clownfish also learned how to eat nori from a clip as well. strange stuff i admit.

[DoctaReef]

Ive had many six lines over the years and ive never seen one be even remotely agressive. I love mine, and ill never have a tank without one!

[RokleM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9213239#post9213239 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DoctaReef
Ive had many six lines over the years and ive never seen one be even remotely agressive. I love mine, and ill never have a tank without one!

That was my thoughts as well, but I always introduced them last.

I had to pull my black clowns out of my 180 for de-worming. When they went back in a month later, within 15 seconds the sixline was attacking them nonstop until I could safely get them out a couple of hours later. I was lucky they lived.

The sixline now lives in my sump. I do still have one alone in my frag tank.

[WayneL333]

Ditto on the Yellow Coris and Radiant wrasses. I bought them for pyrmid snail control on my clams, but they are an all around great maintenance fish.

I have a six liner too, not agressive at all.

Pics of my Yellow Coris and Radiant Wrasse:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Yellow-Coris-Wrasse.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/WayneL333/Radiant-Wrasse.jpg

[esco]

i gotta chime in here as well... my 6-line has never once been the aggressor in my tank. i've had him for roughly 2.5 years and it's been nothing but a model citizen, it even eats flatworms. i guess it's a "hit and miss" fish depending on personality.

[getwood65]

to break away from the wrasse theme-anthias are a great choice to as long as you can export all the waste from feeding two or three times a day-all the extra food will help give good color to your corals.i really like lots of the angel fish,but despite what alot of people say they are hit or miss.

[Unarce]

Since no one's mentioned them yet, I'd list tangs as #1. They do such a wonderful job of keeping filamentous algae in check, and also provide plenty of poop for SPS;)

Lately, my sixlines been getting his *** handed to him by my trio of Orchids. But, he gets in his fair share of nicks, too:p