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bcarl
02/24/2007, 09:29 PM
Hi all,
Looking for some feedback on how a bluehead wrasse (approx 4 inches, looks mature by color) would do in the following set up:

55 gallon tank (live rock, sump) with some softies, 2 cleaner shrimp, emerald crabs, 2 clowns, coral beauty angel, hawkfish, 2 blue-green chromis, valentini puffer. Would easily be the largest, most aggressive fish in this set up.

I did something I typically do not do -- bought a fish without first researching about it (liked it, and went solely on the LFS information). Anyway, it's acclimating now, and as I started doing some digging (before going forward and putting it in my tank), first thing I see is that it should be in a 70 gallon minimum tank, may be aggressive, and inverts (shrimp) and crustaceons are it's natural diet. Am I being overly cautious -- or did I just pick up something that may really cause some havoc?

Anyone have any experience with these?

Ooulophilia
02/24/2007, 11:45 PM
post this in the fish only area, because with the valentini puffer, and now this guy, that is what you have

bcarl
02/25/2007, 07:26 AM
Thanks.
I just tried posting it there too.

kodyboy
02/25/2007, 08:17 AM
blueheads can be pretty mean, I would watch him closely