Yellow Coris Wrasse

[TitoTee]

Why is this Wrasse labeled "Expert Only" in some mail order houses?

Any experiences with this fish?


Thanks

[jiggy]

i had one for about 5 minutes. it buried itself in the sand and i havent seen it in months. probably died under there

[Ooulophilia]

I have never had problems keeping this fish, assuming we are talking about Halichoeres chrysus - I have always kept them in groups (simliarly to the radiant coris, Halichores iridis). I have heard reports of them eating flatworms, and even the dreaded red bugs. They need a sand bed, and I have seen larger ones flip snails and hermits.
Don;t know why it would be labeled expert only, they seem to do great, assuming they don't jump out.

[TitoTee]

yes I mean the Halichoeres chrysus. thanks for the replies folks. well, I guess I have a 50% chance.

[falconut]

I had one of these:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=386

for a couple of years in my 44 gal. pentagon tank. I had it since it was about 1-1/2" and it grew to about 3" - 4". I've seen them list it as "expert only" and never understood why. It was a very easy fish to keep. Every night it would just disapear about 8PM and reappear about 10AM every day. It would burt into the sand at night or when scared.

I only had about 1" - 2" inches of argonite and it seamed perfectly fine. It ate everything I fed my tank from frozen brine to flakes.

It was pretty peaceful for the most part. It started to chase my Copperband a little, but may have been because the size tank. It eventually went carpet surfing. I would recommend a lid or a nice sized tank rim. Hope this helps.

[blange3]

double post

[blange3]

I've got one from a fellow reefer and it has been great. Not sure if there are any acclimation issues with new imports. It eats everything including the occasional flatworm, and it doesn't bother the other fish. I do have an eggcrate cover.

[TitoTee]

I figured there was something amiss about the "expert Only" label. I have seen them at the LFS and they looked pretty healthy and hardy to me. I'll stick with my plans on getting a trio. Thanks everyone!