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11/19/2009, 12:13 AM | #26 |
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Def reef safe. Only concern is with ornamental shrimp as they might find them tasty. As with every fish, it's more of on an individual basis. I have a melanurus and two cleaner shrimp without any problems. This guy is a workhorse. Eats all parasites. He's a funny guy, goes to bed early and sleeps in. Such a beautiful fish.
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11/19/2009, 12:47 AM | #27 |
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not sure how it will do with your 6-line as i have heard those can be buggers with other wrasses, but from what i understand, the melanurus is reef safe... HTH
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11/19/2009, 01:26 AM | #28 |
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How can you tell the difference between this wrasse and a male blue leopard? I have a female blue star and am trying to find a male to pair them up.
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11/19/2009, 07:04 AM | #29 |
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here is a picture of my first one, great fish
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11/19/2009, 03:19 PM | #30 |
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I have had my Melanrus now for about 3 months. Beautiful fish. Unfortunatley I can not substantiate the claims that they eat the flat worms....my tank is still riddled with them.
Curious to the compatability with oter wrasses. I had a 6-line and a pencil wrasse prior to introducing the Melanarus....both are gone now |
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I have an Ornate Leopard, Solorensis, McCosker's and Cyanopleura with my Melanurus in a 90gal. The Melanurus gets along fine with all of them except my Cyanopleura doesn't get along well with the Solorensis. |
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11/19/2009, 08:54 PM | #32 |
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Def a preety fish!
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11/20/2009, 12:13 PM | #34 |
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I am looking for buying one to get rid of the flatworms in mi tank
hope it's worth it |
11/20/2009, 03:30 PM | #35 |
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Would this sand be suitable for a wrasse that burrows like the Melanaurus or Leopard?
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12/08/2009, 11:35 AM | #37 |
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Definitely a Melanarus Wrasse. Bummed that I lost the pencil wrasse..... six lines are a dime a dozen. Just wish it would start eating the flat worms.....
Can anyone out there tell me what wrasse that was on the cover of the latest Drs Foster & Smith catalog? |
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the image did not show up when I clicked your link. just took me straight into the catalog. |
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12/08/2009, 04:25 PM | #40 |
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My own research has determined the the wrasse on the cover of the DFS catalog is a Feminus Wrasse....incredibly beautiful fish. Definitely on my wish list!
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12/10/2009, 10:16 AM | #41 |
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here are some pics of my wrasses.
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Bringing back on old one. Does anybody know if they bother clams? I have a 4" blue Maxima.
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08/02/2010, 11:28 AM | #44 |
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Nope, I heard theyre actually beneficial to them because they eat snails that are harmful to the clam.
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08/02/2010, 11:29 AM | #45 |
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The LA photo shows a juvenile. That's just what mine looked like when I bought it. Now its lost the spots and its fully colored, looks just like the other photos. They are reef safe and mine has been just fine in a BB tank for over two years. Great fish, always on the move.
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08/02/2010, 11:46 AM | #46 |
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38bill - I was worried about QT in a BB, but it seams I may not have to worry after reading your post. Where does your wrasse sleep?
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Is your wrasse a male, based on the great coloration? I thought they both looked the same as juveniles and adults colored up, just with males getting a little more coloring. My LFS says they have a few 3" ones, probably juveniles. Is there anything I should look for to get a male? |
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08/02/2010, 09:55 PM | #49 |
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Here is my Melanurus Wrasse. I have had him about 5 weeks. The LFS in my area do not carry them and I had to special order. He is a great fish and gets along great with about 14 tankmates including a Mystery and Sixline Wrasse, which also get along fine with each other.
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I have 9 different wrasses in my bare bottom 215 and they all just sleep in the rocks.
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