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malate
09/24/2016, 03:07 PM
Wondered if any of y'all knew off the top of your heads what wrasses out there are not shrimp friendly. I want both and want it to work out.

A sea K
09/24/2016, 03:37 PM
Probably be easier to list wrasses that ARE safe. IMO most any of the flasher or fairy wrasses are well behaved with all but tiny shrimp.

Marty.H
09/24/2016, 03:38 PM
This will give you a guide

Reef safe
http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+1378

Not reef safe
http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+1379


I myself have a mystery wrasse and a cleaner wrass both fine with shrimp

ThRoewer
09/24/2016, 08:44 PM
Sooner or later you will ask for a fish that eats cleaner shrimp :D

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ksicard
09/24/2016, 10:56 PM
Stick with Leopards, fairy, and flasher wrasses and you shouldn't have any trouble with shrimp. I've got 10 wrasses in with a pair of cleaner shrimp and they get along swimmingly.

jason2459
09/25/2016, 07:59 PM
My fairy wrasses (red velvet and an orange side) has taken a liking to shrimp. I've caught the red velvet eating a small cleaner shrimp and the orange side eating a small peppermint shrimp and a medium sized cleaner shrimp. Both wrasses are about 5-6"

hogfanreefer
09/25/2016, 08:04 PM
I've had two Halichoeres wrasses (Vrolik's and Yellow) that never bothered any shrimp (2 blood shrimp, 2 skunk) despite being almost 6" long.

Anthony357
09/25/2016, 09:09 PM
ive always loved the lunar wrasse, too bad its not really reef safe :(

oh well, guess i need a big predator tank lol