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CBK
03/07/2008, 03:57 PM
i need your help in selecting my wrasses and the order i should put them in.

Blue Star Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon bipartitus)
Whip Fin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus filamentosus)
Radiant Wrasse (Halichores iradius)
Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)
Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)

will all these coexsit together, what order should i put them in should i make some substitutions? Please help oh great and wonderful Wrasse master

snorvich
03/07/2008, 04:01 PM
What is the size and age of your tank?

CBK
03/07/2008, 08:29 PM
my tank is 75 gallons

Lockhartia
03/08/2008, 05:52 AM
How long has the tank been established and how much live rock do you have? Also, what kind of substrate do you have, as several of those wrasse need to bury in the sand.

That seems like a pretty big list for a 75ga, especially if you have any other livestock. Do you have a refugium? A lot of wrasse are pod pickers and some (like the leopard) can be really tricky to get to eat.

I have a leopard and a filamented flasher currently together in a 55 (my 125 is in the works) and they're best buds, but I'd be hesitant to add another wrasse, even if there was nothing else in the tank.

In my experience, none of them are super aggresive (but I've always had well behaved fish for some reason). Just make sure they are healthy and the ones you do decide to try, make sure they're eating at the store!